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/ˌkänstəˈlāSHən/,
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constellations, plural;
  1. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries

  2. A group or cluster of related things
    • - no two patients ever show exactly the same constellation of symptoms
  1. (constellation) configuration: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"
  2. In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. Historically, the term was also used to refer to a pattern formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another, and this practice is still common today.
  3. Constellations is the third studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. The album was released on July 14, 2009 through Solid State Records. August Burns Red began playing the track "Existence" on their tour with All That Remains from April to May 2009. ...
  4. Constellations (2005) is a science fiction anthology of all-new short stories edited by Peter Crowther, the fourth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The stories are all intended to be inspired by the theme of constellations. The book was published in 2005. ...
  5. Constellations is the fourth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas and the second to feature his Tiny Bell Trio. It was released on the Swiss Hat Hut label in 1995 and features performances by Douglas, Brad Schoeppach and Jim Black.
  6. Constellations: An International Journal of Critical and Democratic Theory is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal of critical and democratic theory, and successor of Praxis International. It is edited by Nadia Urbinati and Andrew Arato and published at the New School for Social Research. ...
  7. "Constellations" is a the debut single from Alternative band Darwin Deez. It was released in early December 2009 as a digital download and also features on the self-titled debut album: "Darwin Deez". The single was used at the beginning of 90210's second series finale: Confessions.
  8. (Constellation) A group of stars that make a shape, often named after mythological characters, people, animals, and things.
  9. A constellation is a specific set of satellites used in calculating positions: three satellites for 2-D fixes, four satellites for 3D fixes. It is all of the satellites visible to a GPS receiver at one time. The optimum constellation is the constellation with the lowest PDOP.
  10. Constellation is a graphical representation of signal states for a digital system.
  11. A constellation is a group of stars that are connected together to form a figure or picture. The term is also traditionally and less formally used to mean any group of stars visibly related to each other, if they are considered as a fixed configuration or pattern in a particular culture.
  12. (constellation) A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
  13. (constellation) A meaningful pattern of stars visible with the unaided eye, literally meaning “group of stars” in Latin.  Americans know Northern Hemisphere constellations by the names given them by ancient Babylonians and Greeks.
  14. (Constellation) An arbitrary grouping of stars which form a pattern. The sky is divided into 88 constellations. These vary in size and shape from Hydra, the sea monster, which is the largest at 1,303 square degrees, to Crux, the cross, which is the smallest at 68 square degrees.
  15. (constellation) A group of stars that looks like a figure when viewed from the earth and connected by imaginary lines.
  16. (CONSTELLATION) Any one of the arbitrarily identified groups of fixed stars, 88 of which are officially recognized. A division of the heavens in terms of any one of these groups.
  17. (CONSTELLATION) Lockheed C-121 transport is a high-speed, low-wing, monoplane, powered by four reciprocating engines. The EC-121K is a special search plane with bottom and top radar antennas. The EC-121D/EC-121M is an electronic countermeasures configuration aircraft. ...
  18. (Constellation) A cluster of stars, or stars which appear to be near each other in the heavens, and which astronomers have reduced to certain figures (as the "Great Bear," the "Bull," etc.) for the sake of classification and of memory. ...
  19. (Constellation) A cluster or group of stars that are thought to form a pattern in the sky. In Assyrian times seventeen constellations through which the moon moved formed a basic set of astrological TT  reference points; by about 500 BC they had been reduced to the twelve zodiacal signs that are ...
  20. (Constellation) A dot-to-dot picture in the sky. Most groups have no physical significance.
  21. (Constellation) A group of stars, bearing the names of mythical Greek heroes and of objects occurring in Greek legends to identify an area of the celestial sphere.
  22. (Constellation) A pattern of stars on the sky, named for a person, animal, or object (usually from mythology). ...
  23. (Constellation) A pattern of stars usually named after animals or people in stories. Now used to designate an area in the celestial sphere. See Celestial Coordinate System page.
  24. (Constellation) A specific area of the sky, generally characterized by imaginary figures or patterns formed by the brightest stars therein. Since 1930 the sky has been divided into 88 formal constellations by the International Astronomical Union. ...
  25. (Constellation) A time-bound grouping of events.