Cassiopeia

[kas-ee-uh-pee-uh]

noun, genitive Cas·si·o·pe·iae [kas-ee-uh-pee-ee] /ˌkæs i əˈpi i/ for 1.

Astronomy. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus.

Classical Mythology. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.

Related formsCas·si·o·pe·ian, adjective

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Historical Examples of cassiopeia

Except that I like their names, Aldebaran and Cassiopeia, and so on.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
D. H. Lawrence
This is not, like Ursa Major, or like Cassiopeia, said to be "circumpolar."
The Story of the Heavens
Robert Stawell Ball
And the way to find this arc is to draw a curve from Capella to Cassiopeia.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know
Julia Ellen Rogers
The correct name of this constellation is Cassiopeia's Chair.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know
Julia Ellen Rogers
“I am glad to hear that you are going to give the ukelele to Cassiopeia,” said Uncle Henry.
The Star People
Gaylord Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

noun

Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

Cassiopeia

noun Latin genitive Cassiopeiae (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːiː)

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 FormsCassiopeian, adjective

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Word Origin and History for cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

northern constellation, in Greek mythology queen of Ethiopia and mother of Andromeda, from Latinized form of Greek Kassiepeia, Kassiopeia, of unknown etymology. Related: Cassiopeian.

cassiopeia in Science

Cassiopeia

[kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə]

A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Cepheus.