constellation in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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constellation [Brit ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] N

2. constellation (of celebrities):

constellation fig, liter
pléiade f

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constellation in the PONS Dictionary

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constellation [ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃən, Am ˌkɑ:n-] N

2. constellation (group of famous people gathered together):

constellation
pléiade f

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Covering 378 square degrees, it ranks 44th of the 88 modern constellations in size and covers 0.916% of the night sky.
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Note that the constellations may be different, so some streams may carry a higher bit-rate than others.
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It is known for hosting thousands of rock engravings spread over 100 square km depicting hunting scenes, people, ships, constellations and animals.
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If multiple top-level constellations are specified, or if multplie objects without constellations are specified, each of them will be imported with no relative position data.
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The charts are based on the constellations of the twelve zodiac signs.
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He remained fixed in the sky and was transformed into a constellation.
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Meteor showers are almost always named after the constellation from which the meteors appear to originate.
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Different cultures have created different groupings of constellations based on differing interpretations of the more-or-less random patterns of dots in the sky.
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Historically, the most prominent stars were grouped into constellations and asterisms, and the brightest stars gained proper names.
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The first floor rooms are named after constellations.
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