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Meaning of "Coma Berenices" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMA BERENICES

From Latin, literally: Berenice's hair, named after Berenice (died 221 bc), consort of Ptolemy III.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMA BERENICES

Coma Berenices  [ˈkəʊmə ˌbɛrɪˈnaɪsiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMA BERENICES

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coma Berenices 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 COMA BERENICES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices is a traditional asterism that has since been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. It is located near Leo, to which it formerly belonged, and accommodates the North Galactic Pole. Its name means "Berenice's Hair", and refers to the legend of Queen Berenice II of Egypt, who sacrificed her long hair.

Definition of Coma Berenices in the English dictionary

The definition of Coma Berenices in the dictionary is a faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Ursa Major and Boötes containing the Coma Cluster a cluster of approximately 1000 galaxies, at a mean distance of 300 million light years.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMA BERENICES


actinomyces
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analyses
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Anchises
ˌænˈkaɪsiːz
appendices
əˈpendɪsiːz
bases
ˈbeɪsiːz
Cambyses
kæmˈbaɪsiːz
cervices
səˈvaɪsiːz
cicatrices
ˌsɪkəˈtraɪsiːz
cortices
ˈkɔːtɪsiːz
crises
ˈkraɪsiːz
dominatrices
ˌdɒmɪnəˈtraɪsiːz
executrices
ɪɡˌzekjʊˈtraɪsiːz
hypotheses
haɪˈpɒθɪsiːz
lyses
ˈlaɪsiːz
Pisces
ˈpaɪsiːz
Polynices
ˌpɒlɪˈnaɪsiːz
prosecutrices
ˌprɒsɪkjuːˈtraɪsiːz
saccharomyces
ˌsækərəʊˈmaɪsiːz
spadices
speɪˈdaɪsiːz
syntheses
ˈsɪnθɪsiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMA BERENICES

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comaker
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comanage
Comanche
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WORDS THAT END LIKE COMA BERENICES

auspices
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emergency services
financial services
food prices
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helices
house prices
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Synonyms and antonyms of Coma Berenices in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Coma Berenices» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMA BERENICES

Find out the translation of Coma Berenices to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Coma Berenices from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Coma Berenices» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后发座
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coma Berenices
570 millions of speakers

English

Coma Berenices
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोमा बेरेनिसेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غيبوبة Berenices
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Волосы Вероники
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coma Berenices
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোহা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Chevelure de Bérénice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Koma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haar der Berenike
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

昏睡Berenices
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코마 머리털
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Koma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình trạng hôn mê Hậu Phát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chioma di Berenice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Warkocz Bereniki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

волосся Вероніки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coma Berenices
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κόμη της Βερενίκης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Coma Berenices
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

koma Berenices
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Coma Berenices
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMA BERENICES»

The term «Coma Berenices» is normally little used and occupies the 118.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMA BERENICES» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMA BERENICES»

Discover the use of Coma Berenices in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Coma Berenices and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coma Berenices Constellation: Messier 100, Coma Berenices, ...
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 139. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
LLC Books, 2010
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An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First ...
These stars are designated by the letters /, b, c, a, respectively, in the British Catalogue : but see the Introduction, page 398. 1717. 13 Coma Berenices: 1721. 14 Coma Berenices. 1722. \b Coma Berenices. 1723. 16 Coma Berenices.. 1724.
Francis Baily, 1835
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A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy: Tools and Techniques ...
... (M98) 1 2h 11 m +15° 11' Coma Berenices 10.7 9x2 Sb NGC 4251 12h 16m -+ 2 8° 27' Coma Berenices 10.2 3x 1 Sa NGC 4254 (M99) 12h 16m +1 4° 42' Coma Berenices 10.1 5x4 Sc NGC 4321 (M100) 1 2h 20m +1 6° 06' Coma Berenices ...
P. Clay Sherrod, Thomas L. Koed, 2012
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Coma Berenices (Constellation): 11 Comae Berenices, 12 Comae ...
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
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Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to ...
Coma. Berenices. ,. Berenice's. Hair. BINOCULAR OBJECTS: NGC 4254 (M 99), NGC 4321 (M 100), Mel 111, NGC 4382 (M 85), NGC 4501 TABLE 15-1. Featured star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in Coma. NAME: Coma Berenices ...
Robert Thompson, Barbara Thompson, 2007
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The Practical Astronomer
BOOTES (Boo) WIDTH /DEPTH LM/LLL SIZE RANKING 13th FULLY VISIBLE 90° N–35°S 6 12 20 31 45 44 Arcturus Izar BOOTES COMA BERENICES CORONA BOREALIS HERCULES SERPENS CAPUT URSA MAJOR 20 ̊ 30° 40° 50° 14h  ...
‎2010
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An Account of the Rev John Flamsteed
1715. — Coma: Berenices. Observed by Flamsteed on April 24, 1703, at 9h 24'“ 83'. It is Piazsi XII. 68. 1717. 13 Comm Berenices. 1721. 14 Cm Berenices. These stars are designated by the letters f, b, c, a, respectively, in the 1722. 15 Com ...
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David Levy's Guide to the Night Sky
COMA BERENICES. Spiral galaxy with large, oval dust lane that gives it the name 'Black Eye Galaxy'. You need a 15 cm telescope to see the dust lane clearly. COMA BERENICES. Elliptical galaxy, a bright smudge through a 15 cm telescope.
David H. Levy, 2001
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A New Vision of an Old Cluster: Untangling Coma Berenices : ...
Together with Virgo, the Coma Berenices cluster is one of the most well-studied clusters at all wavelengths and in all aspects, from the Sunyaev -- Zeldovich effect to star formation in galaxies.
Alain Mazure, 1998
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An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First ...
1717. 13 Coma? Berenices. 1721. 14 Come Berenices. These stars are designated by the letters f, b, c, a, respectively, in the 17 22. 15 Com Berenices. British Catalogue : but see the Introduction, page 398. 1723. 16 Coma: Berenices . 1724.
John Flamsteed, 1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMA BERENICES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Coma Berenices is used in the context of the following news items.
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Patrick Poitevin: What to look out for in the night sky this week
Another flare at 11.18pm in the West at an altitude of 36° in the constellation of Coma Berenices. At midnight the Moon is close to the star The ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Astronomers Discover over 800 Ultra Dark Galaxies in Coma Cluster
... dark galaxies in Coma Cluster region, a rich cluster of galaxies located about 300 million light years away from constellation Coma Berenices ... «BizTek Mojo, Jun 15»
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Astronomers Reveal Over 800 'Dark Galaxies' Inside Coma Cluster
... diffuse and extended galaxies inside the Coma Cluster located 300 million light years away from the constellation Coma Berenices. «Yibada, Jun 15»
4
See Icarus Wing By Earth This Week
Over the following evenings, it moves southward across Coma Berenices and Bootes and brightens to magnitude +13.5. The charts below ... «Sky & Telescope, Jun 15»
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The ISS Returns
... rise in the WNW and pass above Venus and Jupiter, along the back of Leo, and disappear at 10:14 while high in the sky in Coma Berenices. «Santa Barbara Edhat, Jun 15»
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Icarus will fly across the Big Dipper, 5M miles from Earth
... next several nights it continues to travel southward and eastward against the stars in the constellations of Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, ... «Ruidoso News, Jun 15»
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Astronomy Photo of the Day — NGC 4414
NGC 4414 is an understated spiral galaxy situated approximately 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Coma Berenices. «From Quarks to Quasars, May 15»
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Researchers Find New Class of 'Fluffy' Galaxies That Should Not Exist
The newly-discovered galaxies are very large and very far away, nearly 300 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. «Sputnik International, May 15»
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UFO or shooting star? What to look out for in the Derbyshire night …
At 11.52pm, there is another bright Iridium flare in the West South West at an altitude of 43° in the constellation of Coma Berenices. A low and ... «Derby Telegraph, May 15»
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This Newly-Discovered Class Of Galaxies Shouldn't Exist
The Coma cluster is about 300 million light years away and can be seen in the constellation Coma Berenices (near Leo). Unlike the other ... «Gizmodo Australia, May 15»

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