Cepheus
/ˈsiːfɪəs
/Astronomy
1A constellation near the north celestial pole, with no very bright stars.
1.1 (as genitive Cephei ˈsiːfɪʌɪ) Used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Beta Cephei
Origin
From the name of a king of Ethiopia, the husband of Cassiopeia.
- polycephalous
- Polychaeta
- polychaetan
- polychaete
- polychlorinated biphenyl
- polychloroprene
- polychoral
- polychord
- polychoric
- polychotomous
- polychotomy
- polychrest
- polychroic
- polychromasia
- polychromatic
- polychromatic normoblast
- polychromatise
- polychromatism
- polychromatize
- polychromatophil
- polychromatophile
- polychromatophilia
- polychromatophilic
- polychrome
- polychromic