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Albus, meaning white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...

 in Latin, may refer to:
  • Albus, a family name of ancient Rome, later lengthened to Albinus
    Albinus (cognomen)
    Albus or Albinus is a Latin surname, or cognomen, best known as the name of the main branch of the patrician gens Postumia. Albus, Albinus, the original form of the name, means "foreign", "someone of ofther jurisdiction" unlike, Album, Albus, which means "white"...



In biology:
  • a rosemary
    Rosemary
    Rosemary, , is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which includes many other herbs, and is one of two species in the genus Rosmarinus...

     cultivar


  • Canis lupus albus, the tundra wolf, a mammal species
  • Corvus albus, the pied crow


People:
  • James S. Albus
    James S. Albus
    James Sacra Albus was an American engineer, Senior NIST Fellow and founder and former chief of the Intelligent Systems Division of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology .- Biography :Born in Louisville Ky., Albus received the B.S...

    , a Senior National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellow and co-developer of the Marr-Albus theory
  • Jim Albus
    Jim Albus
    James Christian Albus is an American golfer.Albus was born in Staten Island, New York. He attended first New Dorp High School, and went on to Bucknell University, where he was a successful baseball player. It was while he was at college that he took up golf, which was unusually late for a future...

    , an American golfer
  • Sir Albus Manchild, a Scottish born avante-garde composer


In fiction:
  • Albus Dumbledore
    Albus Dumbledore
    Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a major character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts...

    , a character of the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
  • Albus, a character from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
    Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
    Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, known in Japan as , is the third Nintendo DS installment of the Castlevania franchise, developed by longtime Castlevania developer Koji Igarashi.-Gameplay:...

  • Albus Severus Potter, a character of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling


Other:
  • Albus (geomancy), a geomantic figure
  • Albus Cavus
    Albus Cavus
    Albus Cavus is a collective of artists and educators who transform public spaces with creativity. Originally, it was established as an underground art gallery and presentation space in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States...

    , an art gallery in New Brunswick, New Jersey