How do you use Cepheus in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like constellation, plus the exact meaning.
Cepheus in a sentence
Cepheus meaning
- Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
- A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. It contains the star Alderamin.
Synonyms of Cepheus
Using Cepheus
- The main meaning on this page is: Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name. | A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. It contains the star Alderamin.
- Useful related words include: mythical being, constellation.
- In the example corpus, cepheus often appears in combinations such as: and cepheus.
Context around Cepheus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cepheus
- In this selection, "cepheus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, king and learns stand out and add context to how "cepheus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include detected in cepheus a one and the king cepheus learns that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cepheus" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cepheus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Three individual condensations were detected in Cepheus A, one of them with a highly elongated shape. (16 words)
After seeking advice from an oracle, Andromeda’s father, the king Cepheus, learns that he must sacrifice his daughter. (19 words)
The Pole Star is too high in the sky at far northern latitudes to be of use in navigation. citation Characteristics Ursa Minor is bordered by Camelopardalis to the west, Draco to the west, and Cepheus to the east. (39 words)
The Pole Star is too high in the sky at far northern latitudes to be of use in navigation. citation Characteristics Ursa Minor is bordered by Camelopardalis to the west, Draco to the west, and Cepheus to the east. (39 words)
After seeking advice from an oracle, Andromeda’s father, the king Cepheus, learns that he must sacrifice his daughter. (19 words)
Three individual condensations were detected in Cepheus A, one of them with a highly elongated shape. (16 words)
Example sentences (3)
After seeking advice from an oracle, Andromeda’s father, the king Cepheus, learns that he must sacrifice his daughter.
The Pole Star is too high in the sky at far northern latitudes to be of use in navigation. citation Characteristics Ursa Minor is bordered by Camelopardalis to the west, Draco to the west, and Cepheus to the east.
Three individual condensations were detected in Cepheus A, one of them with a highly elongated shape.
Common combinations with cepheus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: