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Ophiuchus in a sentence
Ophiuchus meaning
A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens.
Synonyms of Ophiuchus
Using Ophiuchus
- The main meaning on this page is: A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens.
- Useful related words include: constellation.
- In the example corpus, ophiuchus often appears in combinations such as: that ophiuchus, ophiuchus is.
Context around Ophiuchus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ophiuchus
- In this selection, "ophiuchus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ignoring, describes, continuous, may, appears and lie stand out and add context to how "ophiuchus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and includes ophiuchus in december and aratus describes ophiuchus as trampling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ophiuchus" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ophiuchus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aratus describes Ophiuchus as trampling on Scorpius with his feet. (10 words)
To fit this calendar they divided the zodiac into 12 parts, ignoring Ophiuchus. (13 words)
Segments of the ecliptic that lie within Ophiuchus lie south of −20° declination. (13 words)
In that Universe there were 13 Houses at the dawn of time, but now only 12 remain; when catastrophes start happening in the Zodiac, Rhoma Grace of House Cancer discovers that Ophiuchus is returning and tries to convince the Houses of his existence. (43 words)
However, Gavin White proposes that Ophiuchus may in fact be remotely descended from this Babylonian constellation, representing Nirah, a serpent-god who was sometimes depicted with his upper half human but with serpents for legs. (35 words)
In contrast to Orion, it is in the period November–January (summer in the Southern Hemisphere, winter in the Northern Hemisphere) when Ophiuchus is in the daytime sky and thus not visible at most latitudes. (35 words)
Example sentences (13)
To fit this calendar they divided the zodiac into 12 parts, ignoring Ophiuchus.
Aratus describes Ophiuchus as trampling on Scorpius with his feet.
However, Gavin White proposes that Ophiuchus may in fact be remotely descended from this Babylonian constellation, representing Nirah, a serpent-god who was sometimes depicted with his upper half human but with serpents for legs.
However, this posed the problem of how to disentangle the two constellations, with Deporte deciding to split Serpens into two areas—the head and the tail—separated by the continuous Ophiuchus.
In contrast to Orion, it is in the period November–January (summer in the Southern Hemisphere, winter in the Northern Hemisphere) when Ophiuchus is in the daytime sky and thus not visible at most latitudes.
In countries close to the equator Ophiuchus appears overhead in June around midnight and in the October evening sky.
In figurative representations, the body of the serpent is represented as passing behind Ophiuchus between Mu Serpentis in Serpens Caput and Nu Serpentis in Serpens Cauda.
In some ancient atlases, the constellations Serpens and Ophiuchus were depicted as two separate constellations, although more often they were shown as a single constellation.
In that Universe there were 13 Houses at the dawn of time, but now only 12 remain; when catastrophes start happening in the Zodiac, Rhoma Grace of House Cancer discovers that Ophiuchus is returning and tries to convince the Houses of his existence.
Or, for astronomical IAU boundaries, "Sadly, capsized, aqueous pollutants are tainting good crabs leaving via liberally scorched Oregon" starts with Sagittarius in January and includes Ophiuchus in December.
Segments of the ecliptic that lie within Ophiuchus lie south of −20° declination.
Stars (and thus parts of Ophiuchus, especially Rasalhague) are then visible at twilight for a few hours around local noon, low in the South.
The constellation Serpens represents a snake being tamed by Ophiuchus the snake-handler, another constellation.
Common combinations with ophiuchus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- that ophiuchus 2×
- ophiuchus is 2×