Sentence examples for the lyra from inspiring English sources
noun
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.
"The lyra, which is bowed, is a lead instrument," White said.
The lyra was the instrument of the amateur, the kithara, of the professional singer.
Greek lyres fell into two types, exemplified by the lyra and kithara.
The kithara was apparently of Asiatic origin, the lyra either indigenous or of Syrian provenance.
A few portable players, including the Lyra MP3 Jukebox by RCA, already support MP3Pro.
"He's playing melodies that normally the lyra would play, with the bow, and he's doing it while keeping the rhythm going as well," White said.
Vega (α Lyr, α Lyrae, Alpha Lyrae) is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the fifth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus.
By the time the Lyras 32 MB player, which comes with a removable smart-card, appears on the market, its main competitors, Diamond Mutlimedias Rio Player and Creatives Nomad, will have had 64 MB models out for six months, a factor that could potentially hurt the Lyras launch.
The Lyrids, so named because they appear to originate from the constellation Lyra (The Lyre), have been observed in the night sky during mid-April for at least 2,500 years, NASA scientists say.
Kepler-8 is a star located in the constellation Lyra in the field of view of the Kepler Mission, a NASA-led operation tasked with discovering terrestrial planets.
Kepler-7 is a star located in the constellation Lyra in the field of view of the Kepler Mission, a NASA operation in search of Earth-like planets.
