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Constellation

Constellation Meaning & Definition
Constellation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Constellation?

[n] an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"
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Synonyms | Synonyms for Constellation: configuration

Related Terms | Find terms related to Constellation: Antlia | Antlia Pneumatica | appointed lot | Apus | Aquarius | Ara | astral influences | astrology | Big Dipper | big name | book of fate | Caela Sculptoris | Caelum | Camelopardus | Cancer | celebrity | Columba Noae | Corona Australis | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | cup | cynosure | destination | destiny | dies funestis | doom | Dorado | Draco | end | Equuleus | fatality | fate | figure | folk hero | foredoom | fortune | Friday | Friday the thirteenth | future | galaxy | Gemini | great man | Grus | Hercules | hero | heroine | Horologium | Hydra | ides of March | idol | immortal | important person | inevitability | kismet | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | lion | Little Dipper | lot | luminaries | luminary | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Malus | man of mark | master spirit | Mensa | Microscopium | moira | Monoceros | Musca | name | Norma | Northern Cross | notability | notable | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pegasus | person of note | personage | Phoenix | planets | pleiad | pop hero | popular hero | popular idol | portion | public figure | Reticulum | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Sextans | social lion | somebody | Southern Cross | star | stars | superstar | Taurus | Telescopium | the Balance | the Bull | the Crane | the Cross | the Crow | the Cup | the Dragon | the Fly | the Foal | the Hare | the Indian | the Lion | the Lizard | the Lynx | the Lyre | the Mast | the Octant | the Rule | the Sails | the Sea Serpent | the Serpent | the Serpent Bearer | the Sextant | the Southern Crown | the Swan | the Table | the Telescope | the Toucan | the Twins | the Unicorn | the Virgin | the Water Bearer | the Wolf | the Wreath | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | unlucky day | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula | weird | wheel of fortune | will of Heaven | worthy

See Also | Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Argo | Aries | asterism | Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Cancer | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricorn | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaur | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Chameleon | Charioteer | chunking | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crow | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Dove | Draco | Dragon | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Great Bear | Great Dog | Grus | Hercules | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Leo | Lepus | Libra | Little Bear | Little Dog | Lupus | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Musca | natural object | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | redundancy | Snake | structure | The Centaur | the Crane | The Hunter | unitization | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor

Constellation In Webster's Dictionary

\Con`stel*la"tion\, n. [F. constellation, L. constellatio.] 1. A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group is included. The constellations seem to have been almost purposely named and delineated to cause as much confusion and inconvenience as possible. --Sir J. Herschel. Note: In each of the constellations now recognized by astronomers (about 90 in number) the brightest stars, both named and unnamed, are designated nearly in the order of brilliancy by the letters of the Greek alphabet; as, [alpha] Tauri (Aldebaran) is the first star of Taurus, [gamma] Orionis (Bellatrix) is the third star of Orion. 2. An assemblage of splendors or excellences. The constellations of genius had already begun to show itself . . . which was to shed a glory over the meridian and close of Philip's reign. --Prescott. 3. Fortune; fate; destiny. [Obs.] It is constellation, which causeth all that a man doeth. --Gower.

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