English > constellation: 2 senses > noun 2, object| Meaning | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth. |
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| Instances | Andromeda | A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus |
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| Antlia | A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela |
| Apus | A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans |
| Aquarius | A zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere |
| Aquila | A constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus |
| Ara | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma |
| Argo | formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross |
| Aries | A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere |
| Auriga, Charioteer | A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere |
| Bootes | A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major |
| Caelum | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus |
| Cancer | A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere |
| Canis Major, Great Dog | A constellation to the southeast of Orion |
| Canis Minor, Little Dog | A constellation to the east of Orion |
| Capricornus, Capricorn | A faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere |
| Carina | A keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere |
| Cassiopeia | A W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris |
| Centaurus, Centaur | A conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross |
| Cepheus | A faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star |
| Cetus | A large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius |
| Chamaeleon, Chameleon | A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa |
| Circinus | A small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe |
| Columba, Dove | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum |
| Coma Berenices | A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes |
| Corona Borealis | A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules |
| Corvus, Crow | A small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo |
| Crater | A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus |
| Cygnus | A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way |
| Delphinus | A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila |
| Dorado | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor |
| Draco, Dragon | A faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus |
| Eridanus | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus |
| Fornax | A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix |
| Gemini | A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic |
| Great Bear, Ursa Major | A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star |
| Grus, Crane | A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix |
| Hercules | A large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis |
| Hydra, Snake | A long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer |
| Hydrus | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole |
| Indus | A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana |
| Leo | A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo |
| Lepus | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba |
| Libra | A small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere |
| Little Bear, Ursa Minor | A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star |
| Lupus | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus |
| Lyra | A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco |
| Mensa | A faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Microscopium | A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus |
| Musca | A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon |
| Norma | A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way |
| Octans | The constellation that includes the southern celestial pole |
| Ophiuchus | A large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius |
| Orion, Hunter | A constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus |
| Pavo | A small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara |
| Pegasus | A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces |
| Perseus | A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere |
| Phoenix | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor |
| Pictor | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba |
| Pisces | A large / large faint zodiacal constellation |
| Puppis | A constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat |
| Pyxis | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia |
| Reticulum | A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus |
| Sagitta | A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way |
| Sagittarius | A large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere |
| Scorpius, Scorpio | A large / large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius |
| Sculptor | A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus |
| Serpens | A constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis |
| Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australis | A small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus |
| Taurus | A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion |
| Telescopium | A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara |
| Triangulum, Triangle | A small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries |
| Triangulum Australe, Southern Triangle | A small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus |
| Tucana | A large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud |
| Vela | A constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis |
| Virgo | A large / large zodiacal constellation on the equator |
| Volans | A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina |
| Vulpecula | A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Sagitta |
| Members | asterism | (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) |
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| star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
| Broader | natural object | An object occurring naturally |
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| Spanish | constelación |
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| Catalan | constel·lació |
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| Adjectives | sidereal | of or relating to the stars or constellations |
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| Verbs | constellate | form a constellation or cluster |
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| constellate | come together as in a cluster or flock |
