Cassiopeia

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Cas·si·o·pe·ia

(kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə)

A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Andromeda and Cepheus.

[Latin Cassiepīa, Cassiopēa, from Greek Kassiepeia, Cassiopeia, daughter of Cepheus and Andromeda, who was changed into a constellation.]

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Cassiopeia

(ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə)

(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

Cassiopeia

(ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə)

n, Latin genitive Cassiopeiae (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːiː)

(Astronomy) a very conspicuous W-shaped constellation near the Pole Star. Cassiopeia A is a very strong radio and X-ray source, identified as the remnant of a supernova thought to have occurred in the late 17th century

ˌCassioˈpeian adj

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Cas•si•o•pe•ia

(ˌkæs i əˈpi ə)

n. gen. -pe•iae (-ˈpi i)
for 1.

1. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus.

2. (in Greek myth) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.

Cas`si•o•pe′ian, adj.

Cas·si·o·pe·ia

(kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə)

A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Cepheus.

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Noun	1.	Cassiopeia - (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
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Κασσιόπη

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"The star you refer to is Gamma, of the constellation Cassiopeia. It is nearly of the second magnitude, and its meridian passage is--"

Miss Longnecker must be right; it was Gamma, of the constellation Cassiopeia, and not Billy Jackson.

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We are wont to imagine rare and delectable places in some remote and more celestial corner of the system, behind the constellation of Cassiopeia's Chair, far from noise and disturbance.

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Thus a spray of clematis would completely obscure Cassiopeia, or blot out with its black pattern myriads of miles of the Milky Way.

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The CB610L and CB41L modules are based on Sequans' Cassiopeia LTE-Advanced platform, which is compliant with 3GPP Release 10 specifications.

SEQUANS INTRODUCES TWO LTE MODULES FOR CBRS SPECTRUM

- US-based healthcare company Johnson and Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) Belgium-based Janssen Pharmaceutical business has received results from the Phase 3 CASSIOPEIA (MMY3006, NCT02541383) study, an Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome study in collaboration with the Dutch-Belgian Cooperative Trial Group for Hematology Oncology (HOVON) and Janssen Research and Development, LLC., showing that the addition of Darzalex (daratumumab) to bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone before and after autologous stem cell transplantation resulted in higher response rates and longer progression-free survival compared to VTd alone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, the company said.

Study Investigating Darzalex Shows Improved Depth of Response and Progression-Free Survival in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Who are Eligible for a Transplant

The Filipino-Austrian celeb is best known for being a host in the noontime show 'Eat Bulaga!' and for playing Cassiopeia in the popular fantasy series, 'Encantadia' and 'Etheria.'

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(NYSE: SQNS) announced that Abside Networks, a leader in private network LTE solutions, has selected Sequans' Cassiopeia LTE-Advanced chip platform to build a new family of end user devices to be used in specialized, non-3GPP frequency LTE networks.

ABSIDE SELECTS SEQUANS CASSIOPEIA TECHNOLOGY

Supers (Book One): A Little Star Past Cassiopeia is a full-color graphic novel about a trio of super-powered illegal immigrants--from another planet!

Supers (Book One)

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- About 550 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia lies IC 63, a stunning and slightly eerie nebula.

The Ghost of Cassiopeia

(NYSE: SQNS) announced an upgrade to its Cassiopeia LTE-Advanced platform, extending the lower end of its frequency coverage down to 170 MHz from the previous low of 700 MHz, the company said.

Sequans upgrades LTE-advanced platform

This (https://images.nasa.gov/details-GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000383.html) photo  taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the nebula, which is more than 7,000 light-years away and hangs out in the constellation Cassiopeia. The bubble itself is about 7 light-years across and is "an enormous bubble being blown into space by a super-hot, massive star," according to NASA.