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constellation
English
Etymology
From Middle English constellacioun, constillacioun, from Middle French constellation, from Latin c?nst?ll?ti?, from con- (“together”) + st?ll?tus (“starred”), from st?lla (“star, astral body”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?n.st??le?.??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?n.st??le?.??n/
- Hyphenation: con?stel?la?tion
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
constellation (plural constellations)
- (astronomy) An asterism, an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognised by astronomers.
- (modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the IAU, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [1920s]
- 1824, Astronomical Recreations; or, Sketches of the Relative Position and Mythological History of the Constellations, Philadelphia, p. 78:
- Harpa Georgii, or the Harp of George, is a new constellation introduced on the maps by one of the German astronomers, in honour of the late king of England, George III.
- An image associated with a group of stars.
- (astrology) The configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope.
- (figuratively) A wide, seemingly unlimited assortment.
- (spaceflight) A fleet of satellites of the same purpose (such as the set of GPS satellites, or Iridium satcom fleet).
- A configuration or grouping.
- 2010, Jason B. Ohler, Digital Community, Digital Citizen (page 15)
- This software constellation persists today as Microsoft Office, the most popular software tool set in history.
- 2010, Jason B. Ohler, Digital Community, Digital Citizen (page 15)
- A network of connections that exists between people who are in polyamorous relationships, for example between one person, their partner, and that person's partner.
Synonyms
- (arbitrary formation of stars): asterism
- See also Thesaurus:constellation
Derived terms
- constellatory
- constellate
- reconstellation
Related terms
- stellar
- stellate
- stelliform
- stellify
Translations
See also
- constellation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Constellation in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- asterism
- Category:Constellations
French
Etymology
From Middle French constellation, from Latin constell?ti?, from c?n (“with”) + st?lla (“star, astral body”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??s.t?.la.sj??/
Noun
constellation f (plural constellations)
- constellation (all senses)
Related terms
- consteller
- stellaire
Further reading
- “constellation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
constellation From the web:
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musca
Latin
Etymology
From a Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mu-, *mew-.
See also Sanskrit ??? (ma?áka), Old Church Slavonic ????? (muxa), and the Ancient Greek ???? (muîa, “a fly”) of which ?????? (mu?sk?) may be a diminutive form. Confer the German Mücke (“midge”) and English midge, midget.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?mus.ka/, [?m?s?kä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?mus.ka/, [?musk?]
Noun
musca f (genitive muscae); first declension
- a fly (insect)
- Puer, abige muscas.
- Repel those flies, boy.
- Puer, abige muscas.
- (transferred meaning) an inquisitive or prying people
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
- musc?rium
- musc?rius
Descendants
References
- musca in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- musca in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- musca in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- musca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- musca in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- musca in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Middle English
Noun
musca
- Alternative form of muske
Romanian
Noun
musca f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of musc?
musca From the web:
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