Cassiopeia

[ kas-ee-uh-pee-uh ]

/ ˌkæs i əˈpi ə /

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 forms

Cas·si·o·pe·ian, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cassiopeia

Darkly they are there behind this light, darkness shining in the brightness, delta of Cassiopeia, worlds.
Ulysses|James Joyce
Cassiopeia is known by the figure of a chair, composed of four stars which form the legs, and two which form the back.
Letters on Astronomy|Denison Olmsted
Turning towards the north, we see Cassiopeia between the Pole-star and the horizon.
Half-hours with the Telescope|Richard A. Proctor
Schedar is the star on the 'breast' of Cassiopeia, and Zubeneschamal is 'northern claw,' that is, of the Scorpion.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich|E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder

Thus might Cassiopeia, glass in hand, in her golden chair sit in high heaven!
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet

British Dictionary definitions for cassiopeia (1 of 2)

Cassiopeia

/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /

noun

Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

British Dictionary definitions for cassiopeia (2 of 2)

Cassiopeia

/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /

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 Forms

Cassiopeian, adjective

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Science definitions for cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

[ kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə ]

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