vesta

Definition of Vesta in English :

1. vesta

(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

2. vesta

the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vesta

noun

a short friction match, usually of wood

noun

the Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire. In her temple a perpetual flame was tended by the vestal virgins

. Greek counterpart: Hestia

noun

the brightest of the four largest asteroids. Diameter: about 530 km (240 miles)

noun

1. Roman Mythology

the goddess of the hearth, identified with the Greek Hestia

2. [v-]; Obsolete, British

a short wooden or wax match

n.

1. Roman Mythology The goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing the sacred fire tended by the vestal virgins.

2. The brightest of the asteroids and the second most massive object in the asteroid belt after the dwarf planet Ceres.