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andromeda
1[ an-drom-i-duh ]
Andromeda
2[ an-drom-i-duh ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. an Ethiopian princess, the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, by whom she had been rescued from a sea monster.
- Astronomy. the Chained Lady, a northern constellation between Pisces and Cassiopeia.
Andromeda
1/ ænˈdrɒmɪdə /
noun
- a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cassiopeia and Pegasus, the three brightest stars being of the second magnitude. It contains the Andromeda Galaxy a spiral galaxy 2.2 million light years away
Andromeda
2/ ænˈdrɒmɪdə /
noun
- Greek myth the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who saved her from a sea monster
Andromeda
/ ăn-drŏm′ĭ-də /
- A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Perseus and Pegasus. It contains a spiral-shaped galaxy that, at a distance of 2.2 million light-years, is the farthest celestial object visible to the naked eye.
Word History and Origins
Origin of andromeda1
Example Sentences
An unfinished marble sculpture, Andromeda, lies supine, as if waiting for the artist’s return.
Earth’s own galaxy, the Milky Way, is expected to eventually collide with its neighbor, Andromeda.
Hubble started observing the Andromeda nebula, one of the brightest nebulae on the sky, in the fall of 1923.
Even if the Milky Way was as big as Shapley claimed, Andromeda lay outside its borders.
A strange, newly measured clump of stars orbiting the nearby Andromeda galaxy has the lowest level of heavy chemical elements ever seen in one of these mysterious star clusters.
I might suggest a title: “Andromeda Strain 2: The Predictable Hysteria.”
Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.5 million light-years away, which is right next-door in a cosmic sense.
Zeus, Jupiter, Andromeda, and Pandora are all similarly hipster heaven.
On the pedestal you may see the deliverance of Andromeda; but the finest of these reliefs has been taken to the Bargello.
Above Andromeda are the Fishes, one above her belly and the other above the backbone of the Horse.
The last star in the Square of Pegasus is also the first in Andromeda.
Just as Andromeda was speaking, there was a rustling sound in the cave, as if the dragon were stretching its huge wings.
Well, I don't say I mayn't have got a certain amount of what they call "kudos," owing to Andromeda.
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