Cassiopeia
Astronomy. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus.
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.
Other words from Cassiopeia
- Cas·si·o·pe·ian, adjective
Words Nearby Cassiopeia
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How to use Cassiopeia in a sentence
The two here are 7,500 light-years away and are known as the Double Cluster, located halfway between the bright stars in the constellations Perseus and Cassiopeia.
Celestial objects you can spot from your backyard | Jessica Boddy | December 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceCassiopeia was said to have been an Ethiopian; and was, therefore, in spite of her boasted beauty black.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerI advise any who's been in love with a woman under Cassiopeia to go and think about her under the Southern Cross.
Tales Of Men And Ghosts | Edith WhartonThus might Cassiopeia, glass in hand, in her golden chair sit in high heaven!
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas MaletThis star of great size and unwonted brilliancy appeared in the Chair of Cassiopeia.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II | Edward Luther Stevenson
Her mother, Cassiopeia, had boasted that she was fairer than Juno and the Nereides.
The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White
British Dictionary definitions for Cassiopeia (1 of 2)
/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /
Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
British Dictionary definitions for Cassiopeia (2 of 2)
/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /
a very conspicuous W-shaped constellation near the Pole Star. Cassiopeia A is a very strong radio and X-ray source, identified as the remnant of a supernova thought to have occurred in the late 17th century
Derived forms of Cassiopeia
- Cassiopeian, adjective
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Scientific definitions for Cassiopeia
[ kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə ]
A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Cepheus.
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