cassiopeia

2 definitions found

cassiopeia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
        [1913 Webster]

cassiopeia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cassiopeia
      n 1: (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of
           Andromeda
      2: a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near
         Polaris