constellation

Definition

  • noun: a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name
  • noun: the configuration of stars especially at one's birth
  • synonyms: fortune, fate, destiny

Examples

  • A large 'constellation' of relatives and friends attended the funeral.

  • The 'constellation' Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.

  • The patient presented a 'constellation' of symptoms.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You'll regret this tomorrow. - One more round, Lily. - Z, you've had enough. - I'm not flying with a drunken pilot. - I can't fly sober. What is that? - That is the constellation Leo. - No, that! - It's the ECON. - After all these years? We've got to get to the Phoenix. To hell with the Phoenix. (..)
    1996 Star Trek: First Contact