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cassiopeia |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {Cassiopeia's Chair}, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Cassiopeia n : a W-shaped constellation near Polaris [syn: {Cassiopeia}]
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