Associations to the word «Lyra»

LYRA, noun. (anatomy) (dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.

LYRA, proper noun. (constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.

LYRA, proper noun. (rare) A female given name.

LYRA VIOL, noun. (musical instrument) A type of bass viol.

LYRA VIOLIST, noun. Someone who plays a lyra viol.

LYRA VIOLISTS, noun. Plural of lyra violist

LYRA VIOLS, noun. Plural of lyra viol

LYRA, noun. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega.