andromeda

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andromeda
(Mitoloji) Kral Kepheus ile Kasiope'nin kızı
bir Yunan tanrıçası Andromeda takımyıldız
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The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to a sea monster by Perseus who married her; mother of Perseus, ancient king of Persia
Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; M31
An autumn constellation of the northern sky representing the "Chained Lady" Andromeda from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Pisces and Cassiopeia
broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
In Greek mythology, the wife of Perseus. She was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiope of Joppa in Palestine (called Ethiopia). Her mother boasted that Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, and Poseidon punished her by sending a sea monster to devastate Joppa. To appease the gods, Andromeda was chained to a rock and left to be devoured by the monster. Perseus flew by on Pegasus, fell in love with Andromeda, and slew the monster. She married him and bore him six sons and a daughter. After her death she became a constellation
Daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to a sea monster by Perseus who married her; mother of Perseus, ancient king of Persia
{i} wife of Perseus (Greek Mythology); stellar constellation (Astronomy)
any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
A princess of Joppa Cassiopeia, her mother the queen, boasted that she was more beautiful than the ocean nymphs, the Nereids Poseidon got angry at this remark and sent a sea monster to ravage the coast Only the sacrifice of Andromeda would stop it Her parents had no choice but to agree, so she was chained to a rock to be eaten by the monster Luckily, Perseus was just returning from his journy of defeating the gorgon Medusa and saved her life He showed the head of Medusa to the monster, and he was turned to stone, as all victems do who look in Medusa's eyes Perseus and Andromeda were married
(an-DROM-ud-uh) princess of Ethiopia, daughter of Cassiopeia & Cepheus; bride of Perseus
The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; M31
A princess found chained to a rock on the seashore as an offering to the monster, the Kraken,which had been terrorising the land She was rescued by Perseus, who later married her [See Kraken]
a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy
A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda
a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water

Related Terms

Andromeda Galaxy
the spiral galaxy M31 in the Local Group; visually, the main galaxy in the Andromeda Constellation
Andromeda Galaxy
or M31 Great spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It is the nearest spiral galaxy outside the Milky Way Galaxy and one of the few visible to the unaided eye, appearing as a milky blur. About 2 million light-years from Earth, it has a diameter of about 200,000 light-years, which makes it the largest galaxy in the Local Group. For centuries astronomers considered it part of the Milky Way; only in the 1920s did Edwin Hubble determine conclusively that it was a separate galaxy
Andromeda galaxy
A major spiral galaxy, 2 2 million light-years from the Earth, which is gravitationally bound to the Milky Way galaxy
Andromeda galaxy
(a) Similar to our own Milky Way, but twice the mass of our galaxy This is one of the Local Group of galaxies and the most distant object visible to the naked eye (b) The Milky Way's big brother
andromeda galaxy
a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye
Great Nebula in Andromeda
a great nebula, white nebula, and spiral nebula in the constellation of Andromeda, now known to be the Andromeda Galaxy, a spiral galaxy
Japanese andromeda
An ornamental shrub (Pieris japonica) native to Japan and having small, early-blooming white flowers
genus andromeda
low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere
marsh andromeda
erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe
Turkish - English
andromeda
andromeda

    Hyphenation

    an·dro·me·da

    Turkish pronunciation

    ändrämıdı

    Pronunciation

    /anˈdrämədə/ /ænˈdrɑːmədə/

    Etymology

    [ an-'drä-m&-d& ] (noun.) circa 1760. From the Ancient Greek Άνδρομέδη meaning "mindful of her husband", from ανδρος (andros) "man" + medesthai, (to be mindful of, think on), related to medea, (counsels or cunning).
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