Constellation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an arrangement of parts or elements

a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈeɪni/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒnstɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒnstɪlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈeɪni/.

Examples

the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

configuration

Parts of Speech

noun	an arrangement of parts or elements “the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time”
noun	a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

Word Forms

configure	verb	set up for a particular purpose
constellate	verb	scatter or intersperse like dots or studs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konstellation

eine Anordnung von Teilen oder Elementen

🇪🇸Spanish

constelación

una disposición de partes o elementos

🇮🇹Italian

costellazione

una disposizione di parti o elementi

🇳🇱Dutch

sterrenbeeld

een arrangement van onderdelen of elementen

🇵🇹Portuguese

constelação

um arranjo de partes ou elementos

🇷🇺Russian

созвездие

расположение частей или элементов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तारामंडल

भागों या तत्वों की व्यवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

নক্ষত্রপুঞ্জ

অংশ বা উপাদানগুলির একটি বিন্যাস

🇮🇳Tamil

விண்மீன் கூட்டம்

பாகங்கள் அல்லது உறுப்புகளின் ஏற்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

రాశి

భాగాలు లేదా మూలకాల అమరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

नक्षत्र

भाग किंवा घटकांची व्यवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

નક્ષત્ર

ભાગો અથવા તત્વોની ગોઠવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಪುಂಜ

ಭಾಗಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಶಗಳ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നക്ഷത്രസമൂഹം

ഭാഗങ്ങളുടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഘടകങ്ങളുടെ ക്രമീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਰਾਮੰਡਲ

ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ

🇵🇰Urdu

برج

حصوں یا عناصر کا انتظام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

星座

零件或元素的排列

🇯🇵Japanese

星座

部品または要素の配置

🇰🇷Korean

별자리

부품이나 요소의 배열

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chòm sao

sự sắp xếp của các bộ phận hoặc các yếu tố

🇹🇭Thai

กลุ่มดาว

การจัดเรียงชิ้นส่วนหรือองค์ประกอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

konstelasi

susunan bagian atau elemen

🇵🇭Filipino

konstelasyon

isang pagsasaayos ng mga bahagi o elemento

🇲🇾Malay

buruj

susunan bahagian atau unsur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كوكبة

ترتيب الأجزاء أو العناصر

🇮🇷Persian

صورت فلکی

چیدمان قطعات یا عناصر

🇹🇷Turkish

takımyıldızı

parça veya elemanların düzenlenmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְבוּצַת כּוֹכָבִים

סידור של חלקים או אלמנטים

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