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constellation noun {f}

  /kɔ̃s.te.la.sjɔ̃/ , /kɔ̃s.tɛ.la.sjɔ̃/
  • (Astronomie) Groupe d’un certain nombre d’étoiles qui dessine sur la voûte céleste une figure que l’imagination des Anciens croyait reconnaitre
 constellation
constellation de satellites
satellite constellation
constellation familiale
Family Constellations

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constellation noun

  /ˌkɑn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ , [ˌkɑn.stəˈleɪ.ʃn̩] , [ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃn̩]
  • (astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
  • (modern, _, astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [from 1920s]
  • A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.
 constellation

constellate verb

  /ˈkɑn.stɛll.e͜ɪt/
  • (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations.
 consteller
satellite constellation
constellation de satellites
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