Cassiopeia

American  

[kas-ee-uh-pee-uh] / ˌkæs i əˈpi ə /

noun

1. Astronomy. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus.

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

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Cassiopeia ¹ British  

/ ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə /

noun

1. 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

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Cassiopeia ² British  

/ ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə /

noun

1. Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

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Cassiopeia Scientific  

/ kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə /

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

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Derived Forms

• Cassiopeian
  adjective