Cassiopeia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cassiopeia \Cas`si*o*pe"ia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Astron.)
     A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between
     Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of
     Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Cassiopeia's Chair}, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia,
        somewhat resembling a chair.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cassiopeia
       n : a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near
           Polaris