Wondering how to use Constellation in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as configuration or design.
Constellation meaning
- An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
- Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
Synonyms of Constellation
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Using Constellation
- The main meaning on this page is: An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism. | An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism. | Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
- Useful related words include: configuration, design, plan, natural object.
- Possible Dutch translations are: constellatie, sterrenbeeld, gesternte.
- In the example corpus, constellation often appears in combinations such as: constellation brands, the constellation, constellation of.
Context around Constellation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Constellation
- In this selection, "constellation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, qam, psk, artifact, leader, hoover and brands stand out and add context to how "constellation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 16 qam constellation is suboptimal and 18th largest constellation it is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "constellation" sits close to words such as alison, daisy and dietary, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with constellation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Constellation Brands): Constellation may soar on the troubles. (8 words)
By constellation The first modern schemes for designating stars systematically labelled them within their constellation. (15 words)
Notable features The constellation Scorpius as it can be seen by naked eye (with constellation lines drawn in). (18 words)
Space exploration The space probe Voyager 1 is moving in the direction of this constellation, though it will not be nearing any of the stars in this constellation for many thousands of years, by which time its power source will be long dead. (43 words)
One of the oldest depictions shows the bull standing before the goddess' standard; since it has 3 stars depicted on its back (the cuneiform sign for "star-constellation"), there is good reason to regard this as the constellation later known as Taurus. (42 words)
Learning that the hero had a vision after touching the artifact, Constellation leader Sarah Morgan inducts them into Constellation and sends them on a quest to find more artifacts and bring them back to Constellation’s base. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Learning that the hero had a vision after touching the artifact, Constellation leader Sarah Morgan inducts them into Constellation and sends them on a quest to find more artifacts and bring them back to Constellation’s base.
Constellation Hoover Constellation of 1960 The Hoover Company marketed an unusual vacuum cleaner, called the Constellation, in the 1960s.
Constellation Brands): Constellation may soar on the troubles.
Planet’s Saturday launch, and a second Starlink rideshare scheduled for July will complete the operator’s constellation of 21 SkySats, a fleet that complements Planet’s larger constellation of Dove cubesats.
In eastern Tasmania, the constellation Gemini represents two ancestor men who created fire, walking on the road of the Milky Way – similar in orientation to the Greek constellation.
Although a nautical element, the constellation was not an integral part of the old Argo Navis and hence did not share in the original Bayer designations of that constellation, which were split between Carina, Vela and Puppis.
Any number of phases may be used to construct a PSK constellation but 8-PSK is usually the highest order PSK constellation deployed.
By constellation The first modern schemes for designating stars systematically labelled them within their constellation.
In art, constellation Virgo holds Spica, a sheaf of wheat in her hand and sits beside constellation Leo the Lion.
Its name is Latin for " hunting dogs ", and the constellation is often depicted in illustrations as representing the dogs of Boötes the Herdsman, a neighboring constellation.
Notable features The constellation Lupus as it can be seen by the naked eye Stars seeAlso Overall, there are 127 stars within the constellation's borders brighter than or equal to apparent magnitude 6.5.
Notable features The constellation Scorpius as it can be seen by naked eye (with constellation lines drawn in).
One of the oldest depictions shows the bull standing before the goddess' standard; since it has 3 stars depicted on its back (the cuneiform sign for "star-constellation"), there is good reason to regard this as the constellation later known as Taurus.
Quantized QAM Digital 16-QAM with example constellation points As in many digital modulation schemes, the constellation diagram is useful for QAM.
Space exploration The space probe Voyager 1 is moving in the direction of this constellation, though it will not be nearing any of the stars in this constellation for many thousands of years, by which time its power source will be long dead.
Stars seeAlso Although Camelopardalis is the 18th largest constellation, it is not a particularly bright constellation, as the brightest stars are only of fourth magnitude.
Terminology The term "constellation" The word "constellation" seems to come from the Late Latin term cōnstellātiō, which can be translated as "set of stars", and came into use in English during the 14th century.
The 16-QAM constellation is suboptimal although the optimal one may be constructed along the same lines as the 8-QAM constellation.
The circular 8-QAM constellation is known to be the optimal 8-QAM constellation in the sense of requiring the least mean power for a given minimum Euclidean distance.
The constellation Argo Navis drawn by Johannes Hevelius Argo Navis (the Ship Argo), or simply Argo, was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into three constellations.
Common combinations with constellation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- constellation brands 50×
- the constellation 47×
- constellation of 38×
- of constellation 22×
- in constellation 16×
- constellation is 8×
- constellation in 7×
- that constellation 6×
- satellite constellation 5×
- constellation and 4×