constellation — [ kɔ̃stelasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1538; constellacion 1265; lat. constellatio, de stella « étoile » 1 ♦ Groupe apparent d étoiles présentant une figure conventionnelle déterminée, vue de la Terre. La constellation de la Grande Ourse, du Lion.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Constellation — Con stel*la tion, n. [F. constellation, L. constellatio.] 1. A cluster or group of fixed stars, or division of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ConStellation — may refer to: The 41st World Science Fiction Convention, ConStellation, held in Baltimore in 1983 Con†Stellation, an annual general interest science fiction convention held in Huntsville, Alabama, since 1982 See also Constellation… … Wikipedia
constellation — CONSTELLATION. subst. f. (On pron. les deux L.) Assemblage d un certain nombre d étoiles fixes, auquel on a supposé une figure, soit d homme, soit d animaux, et donné un nom pour le distinguer des autres assemblages de même espèce. Les Astronomes … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
constellation — early 14c., from O.Fr. constellacion constellation, conjuncture (of planets), from L.L. constellationem (nom. constellatio) set with stars, from constellatus, from L. com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + pp. of stellare to shine, from stella star … Etymology dictionary
constellation — constellation. = conformation (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Constellation — Constellation, die Stellung von Sternen gegen einander, wie sich dieselbe von der Erde aus darstellt. Der Stand der Fixsterne (s. d. A.) ist ein unveränderlicher, und sie sind in Sternbilder gruppirt, dagegen verändert sich die Stellung der… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Constellation — Constellation, nennt man den jedesmaligen Stand der Sonne und eines Planeten oder der Sonne u. des Mondes zu einander, also gleichbedeutend mit Aspecten (s. d. Art.) … Herders Conversations-Lexikon