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PRONUNCIATION OF CEPHEI

Cephei  [ˈsiːfɪˌaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEPHEI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cephei is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CEPHEI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cephei

Cepheus (constellation)

Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its brightest star is Alpha Cephei with an apparent magnitude of 3.5. Delta Cephei is the prototype of an important class of star known as a Cepheid variable. Mu Cephei and VV Cephei are red supergiants and among the largest of stars.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEPHEI


Aquarii
əˈkweərɪˌaɪ
aurei
ˈɔːrɪˌaɪ
aye-aye
ˈaɪˌaɪ
calcanei
kælˈkeɪnɪˌaɪ
clypei
ˈklɪpɪˌaɪ
denarii
dɪˈneərɪˌaɪ
Falerii
fəˈlɪərɪˌaɪ
genii
ˈdʒiːnɪˌaɪ
Haggai
ˈhæɡeɪˌaɪ
Helvetii
hɛlˈviːʃɪˌaɪ
mallei
ˈmælɪˌaɪ
micronuclei
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈnjuːklɪˌaɪ
nuclei
ˈnjuːklɪˌaɪ
Persei
ˈpɜːsɪˌaɪ
pilei
ˈpaɪlɪˌaɪ
pronuclei
ˌprəʊˈnjuːklɪˌaɪ
radii
ˈreɪdɪˌaɪ
Sagittarii
ˌsædʒɪˈteərɪˌaɪ
Salii
ˈseɪlɪˌaɪ
Scorpii
ˈskɔːpɪˌaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEPHEI

Cephalonia
cephalopod
cephalopodan
cephalopodic
cephalopodous
cephaloridine
cephalosporin
cephalothin
cephalothoraces
cephalothoracic
cephalothorax
cephalotomy
cephalous
cepheid
Cepheid variable
Cepheus
CER
ceraceous
Ceram

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEPHEI

Agnus Dei
brei
Brunei
glutei
Hebei
Hefei
hexerei
Hubei
Khamenei
lei
Lorelei
neinei
Nisei
Pei
rei
sei
sensei
Shar Pei
Taipei
Whangarei

Synonyms and antonyms of Cephei in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Cephei» into 25 languages

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仙王座
1,325 millions of speakers

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Cephei
570 millions of speakers

English

Cephei
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Cephei
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Cephei
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Цефея
278 millions of speakers

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Cephei
270 millions of speakers

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Cephei
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Translator English - French

Céphée
220 millions of speakers

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Cephei
190 millions of speakers

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Cephei
180 millions of speakers

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Cephei
130 millions of speakers

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Cephei
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cephei
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Cephei
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செபி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेफेई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cephei
70 millions of speakers

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Cephei
65 millions of speakers

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Cephei
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Цефея
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cephei
30 millions of speakers
el

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Cephei
15 millions of speakers
af

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Cephei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cephei
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cephei
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cephei

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEPHEI»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEPHEI» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEPHEI»

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1
A Study of Beta Cephei
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Clifford Charles Cook Crump, 2010
2
Astronomical observations. By J. Pond, published by the ...
8 Ursas Minoris, R. a Lyras R. * A.R. 8h.6m S.P. . . к Cephei R. fl Cephei R. Cephei i Ursae Majoris S.P a Cephei R. /3 Cephei X Ursas Majoris S.P. 25 Cephei у Cephei R. 9 Cephei R. r¡ Cephei R. a Cephei R. 9 Ursas Majoris S.P ß Cephei R.
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1837
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Philosophical Transactions
April 19, at 1 1$ h. about equal to < Cephei, if not a little brighter than it ; less than £ Cephei, and considerably brighter than 7 Lacertæ. April 24, at 10 h. a little brighter than 7 Lacertæ; considerably less than 1 Cephei. At 1 2 h. scarce at all ...
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
At 183'5 h. much increased; rather less than C Cephei. Dec. 4, at 65 h. sometimes thought it less, and at other times brighter, than s Cephei. Dec. r r, at 5 £ h. less than 7 Lacertae; rather brighter than e Cephei. At 11;- h. rather brighter than 7 ...
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Philosophical Transactions: Giving Some Account of the ...
April 19, at nf h. about equal to < Cephei, if not a little brighter than it ; lefs than £ Cephei, and confiderably brighter than 7 Lacertae. t •« April 24, at loh. a little brighter than 7 Lacerta: ; confiderably lefs than < Cephei. At 12 h. fcarce at all altered ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), 1786
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Publikatsioonid. Publikatsii
25 24,01 1179 17,0 26 7,7 s X Cephei pr 26 7,80 1180 4,5 66,7 s seq. . . . 26 9,21 1181 19,6 33' 49,2 s Cephei 37 33 3,60 1182 37 36,5 s e Cephei 37 36,5 1183 13,5 34,4 42 53,6 16,3 s Cephei 46 42 53,81 1184 5,0 40,55 46 16,16 d. 51,0 26  ...
Tartu Astronoomia Observatoorium, 1817
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Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at ...
51 Aquilae a Aquilae jS Aquilae c Sagittarii f Draconis 66 Draconis Cygni a Capricorni k Cephei k Cephei S. P. ... X Ursae Minoris . 0 Cephei a Cygni A. S. C. 2459 ,32 Vulpeculae .... 76 Draconis 61 Cygni (1st star). 5 Cygni 4 Piscis Austrahs . t ...
Royal Observatory (Greenwich), 1840
8
Observations Made in Astronomy, Magnetism and Meteorology
Vols. for 1841-1914 include Rates of box and pocket chronometers on trial for purchase by the Board of Admiralty (varies slightly); 1888-1914 includes Rates of chronometer watches on trial for purchase by the Board of Admiralty (varies ...
9
New Perspectives on Stellar Pulsation and Pulsating Variable ...
in observational studies of ft Cephei stars, viz. the large research effort put into the observation of a couple of bright ft Cephei stars. The stars concerned are BW Vul, a Sco and ft Cephei and were the subject of several independent ...
J. M. NEMEC (Ed), Jaymie M. Matthews, 1993
10
Account of Koonawur, in the Himalaya: Etc. Etc. Etc
31 35 10.8 0 31 34 52 a and /3 Cephei and a 1 furlong S.E. of Mu- Aquarii 31 36 20.1 ® 31 38 53.8 0 a and j3 Cephei, and Camp near Hocho a Aquarii 31 43 25.5 a and j3 Cephei 31 44 57.7 Ditto, and a Aquarii 31 48 39.7 do. do. 31 48 41.2 2 ...
Alexander Gerard, George Lloyd, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEPHEI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cephei is used in the context of the following news items.
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Name a Planet: Readers vote for the name they want submitted
If successful, it will be the new moniker of the gas giant gamma Cephei b - a huge exoplanet orbiting the star Errai, some 45 light years away. «Leicester Mercury, Jun 15»
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[POLL] Name a Planet: Vote for Leicester's submission in the cosmic …
Until now the far-off world has had the working title, gamma Cephei b, assigned by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which is ... «Leicester Mercury, May 15»
3
Competition opens to name a planet
The planet that people are being asked to name has the working title gamma Cephei b. It resides some 45 light years away in the constellation ... «ITV News, May 15»
4
Delta Cephei's secret companion and intriguing past
This illustration shows you how to find Delta (δ) Cephei in the May night sky. It represents a quadrant of sky centred on northeast as seen from ... «Astronomy Now Online, May 15»
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Martian Dating: NASA OKs Funding for CODEX, Rocks on Moon and …
Unexpected Companion for Delta Cephei, Astronomers Discover · Jupiter's Europa: Mystery Coating on Geologic Features Could Be Irradiated ... «Headlines & Global News, May 15»
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Delta Cephei's hidden companion
Delta Cephei, prototype of the cepheids, which has given its name to all similar variable stars, was discovered 230 years ago by the English ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
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Name a Planet: Mercury readers offered the opportunity to name a …
At the moment the huge exoworld – which is about twice the size of Jupiter – is called gamma Cephei b. But the Leicester Mercury has joined ... «Leicester Mercury, May 15»
8
The Whole Steam Workshop Fiasco
... content offered by those sites was found in the Workshop for sale. Youtub'er Cephei has uploaded the perfect parody to the whole situation. «Argyll Free Press, Apr 15»
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Precession Obsession: Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre …
After Polaris we will have Gamma Cephei around a thousand years from now in 3000 CE. The precession of the earth: over time, earth's “north” ... «Quill & Pad, Apr 15»
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South Korea's national pension fund returns 5.25% in 2014 …
The new names on the list included managers focused on China's A-shares market, such as Beijing-based Cephei Capital Management Co. «Pensions & Investments, Apr 15»

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