Castor
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Castor derives from the Greek: Κάστωρ (Kastōr), meaning "beaver". It originally referred to Castor, one of the Dioscuri/Gemini twins of Graeco-Roman mythology.
Castor or CASTOR may also refer to:
Science and technology
- Castor (star), α Geminorum
- Castor (software), data binding framework for Java
- CASTOR, CAsk for Storage and Transport Of Radioactive material, containers used to transport highly radioactive nuclear waste
- CASTOR at CERN, CERN Advanced STORage manager
- CASTOR at LHC, CERN, "Centauro And STrange Object Research", measurement tool in the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at CERN
Biology
- Castor oil plant, plant from which castor bean grows [poisonous if ingested, inhaled, or injected]
- Castor oil, oil of the castor bean
- Castor wax, type of wax produced from castor oil
- Castor (genus), genus name of the beaver
- Castoreum, natural scent derived from the beaver
- Superfine sugar, also called caster sugar
Transport
- Caster, a type of wheel (spelling variant)
- Caster angle, alignment in the vertical longitudinal plane of a motor vehicle's wheels (a misspelling of caster)
- Castor (rocket stage), built by Thiokol
- A steam locomotive of the South Devon Railway Eagle class
- HMS Castor, four ships of the Royal Navy
- USS Castor, two ships of the United States Navy
- Castor, Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, of the German Navy
People
First name
- Castor of Rhodes, Greek grammarian and rhetorician
- Castor Cantero (born 1918), Paraguayan football player
- Castor McCord (1907–1963), American jazz saxophonist
- Drusus Julius Caesar (13 BC-23 CE), Roman consul, son of the Emperor Tiberius, nicknamed "Castor"
- Saint Castor, the name of several Christian saints
- Castor of Apt (died ca. 420), French bishop of Apt
- Castor of Karden (died ca. 400), German priest and hermit
- St. Castor & Dorotheus, Armenian early martyrs
Surname
- Betty Castor (born 1941), American educator and politician
- Brian Castor (1889–1979), English cricketer
- Bruce Castor (born 1961), American lawyer and politician
- George A. Castor (1855–1906), American politician
- Jimmy Castor (born 1947), American musician
- Kathy Castor (born 1966), American politician
- Stacey Castor (born 1968), American murderer
Fiction
- Castor Oyl, fictional character in the Popeye cartoons
- Castor Troy, fictional character in the 1997 movie Face/Off, portrayed by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta
- Castor, fictional character in the video game Spartan: Total Warrior
- Lord Castor, fictional character in the 2007 movie The Harpy
- Castor, fictional character in Tron: Legacy, portrayed by Michael Sheen
Places
- Castor, Alberta, Canada
- Castor, Cambridgeshire, England
- Castor, Louisiana, United States
- Castor (mountain), in the Pennine Alps
- Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
- Castor Creek, Louisiana, United States
- Castor River (Missouri)
- Castor River (Ontario)
- An old name for Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk, England
Other uses
- Castor (band), American rock band
- Castor Cracking Group, Swedish music group