Cassiopeia

[ kas-ee-uh-pee-uh ]
/ ˌkæs i əˈpi ə /

noun, genitive Cas·si·o·pe·iae [kas-ee-uh-pee-ee] /ˌkæs i əˈpi i/ for 1.

Astronomy. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus.
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.

OTHER WORDS FROM Cassiopeia

Cas·si·o·pe·ian, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cassiopeia (1 of 2)

Cassiopeia 1
/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /

noun

Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

British Dictionary definitions for cassiopeia (2 of 2)

Cassiopeia 2
/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /

noun Latin genitive Cassiopeiae (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːiː)

a very conspicuous W-shaped constellation near the Pole Star. Cassiopeia A is a very strong radio and X-ray source, identified as the remnant of a supernova thought to have occurred in the late 17th century

Derived forms of Cassiopeia

Cassiopeian, adjective

Scientific definitions for cassiopeia

Cassiopeia
[ kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə ]

A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Cepheus.