Cassiopeia
[ kas-ee-uh-pee-uh ]
/ ˌkæs i əˈpi ə /
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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.
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Cas·si·o·pe·ian, adjectiveWords nearby Cassiopeia
Cassini, Cassini division, Cassino, Cassiodorus, cassiope, Cassiopeia, Cassirer, cassis, cassiterite, Cassius, Cassius Longinus
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British Dictionary definitions for Cassiopeia (1 of 2)
Cassiopeia1
/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /
noun
Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
British Dictionary definitions for Cassiopeia (2 of 2)
Cassiopeia2
/ (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 of Cassiopeia
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Scientific definitions for Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia
[ kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə ]
A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Cepheus.
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