Co·ma Ber·e·ni·ces (k  m b r -n s z)n. A constellation in the northern sky near Boötes and Leo that contains a prominent cluster of galaxies and the north pole of the Milky Way. Also called Berenice's Hair. [New Latin Coma Berenic s, Berenice's hair : Latin coma, hair + Latin Berenics, genitive of Berenic, Berenice (a queen of Egypt who promised her hair to Venus).] |
Coma Berenices [ˈkəʊmə ˌbɛrɪˈnaɪsiːz]
n Latin genitive Comae Berenices [ˈkəʊmiː]
(Astronomy) a faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Ursa Major and Boötes containing the Coma Cluster a cluster of approximately 1000 galaxies, at a mean distance of 300 million light years
[from Latin, literally: Berenice's hair, named after Berenice (died 221 bc), consort of Ptolemy III]
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| Noun | 1. | Coma Berenices - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies |
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