constellation

See also Konstellation, and konstellation

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English constellacioun, constillacioun, from Middle French constellation, from Latin constellātiō, from cōn (“with”) + stēlla (“star, astral body”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA: /ˌkɑn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

constellation (plural constellations)

1. An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern.
2. An image associated with a group of stars.
3. (astronomy) Any of the 88 officially recognized regions of the sky, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
4. (astrology) The configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope.
5. (figuratively) A wide, seemingly unlimited assortment.

   A constellation of possibilities.

6. a configuration or grouping

   your computer's software constellation helps you do your work faster

Synonyms

• (arbitrary formation of stars): asterism
• See also Wikisaurus:constellation

Derived terms

• constellatory

Related terms

• constellate
• stellar
• stellate
• stelliform
• stellify

Translations

formation of stars perceived as figure

Armenian: համաստեղություն (hy) (hamasteġut'yun) Bulgarian: съзвездие (bg) (sǎzvézdie) n. Catalan: constel·lació (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 星座 (cmn) (xīngzuò), 星群 (cmn) (xīngqún) Czech: souhvězdí (cs) n. Dutch: sterrenbeeld (nl) n., gesternte n., constellatie Esperanto: konstelacio (eo) Finnish: tähtikuvio (fi) German: Konstellation (de) f. Greek: αστερισμός (el) (asterismós) m.

Italian: costellazione (it) f. Japanese: 星座 (ja) (せいざ, seiza), 星群 (ja) (せいぐん, seigun) Luxembourgish: Konstellatioun (lb) f. Macedonian: соѕвездие (mk) (sodzvézdie) n. Malay: buruj (ms) Portuguese: constelação (pt) f. Romanian: constelație (ro) f. Russian: созвездие (ru) (sozvézdije) n. Scottish Gaelic: reul-bhad (gd) m. Spanish: constelación (es) f. Swahili: kundinyota (sw) Yucatec Maya: eek’o’ob u tsolmubao’ob

image associated with a group of stars

Arabic: كوكبة (ar) (Kawkaba) Armenian: համաստեղություն (hy) (hamasteġut'yun) Bulgarian: съзвездие (bg) (sǎzvézdie) n. Dutch: sterrenbeeld (nl) n., gesternte n., constellatie f. Finnish: tähtikuvio (fi) Greek: αστερισμός (el) (asterismós) m.

Italian: costellazione (it) f. Japanese: 星座絵 (ja) (seizae) Macedonian: соѕвездие (mk) (sodzvézdie) n. Portuguese: constelação (pt) f. Russian: созвездие (ru) (sozvézdije) n. Swahili: kundinyota (sw)

astronomy: any of 88 officially recognized regions

Arabic: كوكبة (ar) (Kawkaba) Armenian: համաստեղություն (hy) (hamasteġut'yun) Chinese: Mandarin: 星座 (cmn) (xīngzuò) Czech: souhvězdí (cs) n. Dutch: sterrenbeeld (nl) n., constellatie Finnish: tähdistö (fi) Greek: αστερισμός (el) (asterismós) m. Irish: réaltbhuíon (ga) f. Italian: costellazione (it) f.

Japanese: 星座 (ja) (せいざ, seiza) Macedonian: соѕвездие (mk) (sodzvézdie) n. Polish: gwiazdozbiór (pl) m., konstelacja (pl) f. Portuguese: constelação (pt) f. Romanian: constelație (ro) f. Russian: созвездие (ru) (sozvézdije) n. Scottish Gaelic: reul-bhad (gd) m. Spanish: constelación (es) f. Swahili: kundinyota (sw)

astrology: configuration of planets

Czech: konstelace (cs) f. Dutch: sterrenhemel (nl) m., gesternte n., constellatie f. Finnish: tähtikuvio (fi) Greek: αστερισμός (el) (asterismós) m. Italian: costellazione (it) f.

Macedonian: соѕвездие (mk) (sodzvézdie) n. Portuguese: constelação (pt) f. Romanian: constelație (ro) f. Russian: созвездие (ru) (sozvézdije) n. Spanish: constelación (es) f. Swahili: kundinyota (sw)

wide, seemingly unlimited assortment

Czech: plejáda (cs) f. Dutch: constellatie, plejade, sterrenhemel m., gamma (nl) n. Greek: αστερισμός (el) (asterismós) m., πλειάδα (el) (pleiáda) f.

Italian: costellazione (it) f. Japanese: 集まり (ja) (atsumari), 一群 (ja) (ichigun), 群れ (ja) (mure), Spanish: constelación (es) f.

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Arabic: أبراج Serbo-Croatian: zvijȇžđe (hr) n., sázvijēžđe (hr) n., konstelácija (hr) f. Estonian: tähtkuju (et) French: constellation (fr) f. German: Sternbild (de) n. Greenlandic: ulloriaasaq (kl) Hebrew: מזל (he) (mazal) m.

Korean: 별자리 (byeoljari) Macedonian: соѕвездие (mk) (sodzvézdie) n. Portuguese: constelação (pt) f. Romanian: constelație Serbo-Croatian: sazvežđe n. Slovak: súhvezdie n. Swedish: konstellation c. Thai: กลุ่มดาว (glùm daao) Turkish: burç (tr)

See also

• asterism
• Category:Constellations

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French

Etymology

From Middle French constellation, from Latin constellātiō, from cōn (“with”) + stēlla (“star, astral body”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

constellation f. (plural constellations)

1. A constellation.

Related terms

• consteller
• stellaire