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单词 Cepheus
释义

Cepheus /sēˈfē-əs or -fūs/

noun

A northern constellation named after Andromeda's father, a mythical king of Ethiopia

ORIGIN: Gr Kēpheus

Cepheid variable /sēˈfi-id/ noun (astronomy)

Any star of the same type as δ Cephei (‘classical’ cepheid) or of a similar short-period star of the ‘cluster type’, from whose rhythmically varying brightness its distance can be inferred, this characteristic being important for the determination of distance scale in the universe

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