Constellation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

English

Etymology

Latin constellātiōn, from con- "with" and stella "star"

Noun

constellation (constellations)

1. (astronomy): Any of the 88 officially recognized collections of stars in the night sky.
2. An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern.
3. An image associated with a group of stars.
4. (astrology): The configuration of planets, as used for determining a horoscope.
5. (fig.) A wide, seemingly unlimited assortment.

   A constellation of possibilities.

Translations

collection of stars

Arabic: أبراج Chinese: 星座 (xīng zuò) Dutch: sterrenbeeld n, constellatie f Estonian: tähtkuju Finnish: tähdistö, tähtikuvio French: constellation f German: Sternbild n Greek: αστερισμός m Italian: costellazione f

Japanese: 星座 Korean: 별자리 Polish: gwiazdozbiór m, konstelacja f Portuguese: constelação f Romanian: constelaţie Russian: созвездие n (sozvezdie) Slovak: súhvezdie n Spanish: constelación f Swedish: konstellation c Thai: กลุ่มดาว

See also

• asterism
• Category:Constellations

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ̃s.tɛ.la.sjɔ̃/
• SAMPA: /kO~s.tE.la.sjO~/

Noun

constellation

1. constellation.

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