cepheus

2 definitions found

cepheus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cepheus \Ce"pheus\, n. (Astron.)
     A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in
     the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars
     of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia.
     [1913 Webster]

cepheus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cepheus
      n 1: (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of
           Cassiopeia
      2: a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near
         Cassiopeia and the pole star