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PRONUNCIATION OF PLEIADES

Pleiades  [ˈplaɪəˌdiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEIADES

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Pleiades 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 PLEIADES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pleiades

Pleiades

In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky. The celestial entity has several meanings in different cultures and traditions. The cluster is dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Dust that forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars was thought at first to be left over from the formation of the cluster, but is now known to be an unrelated dust cloud in the interstellar medium, through which the stars are currently passing. Computer simulations have shown that the Pleiades was probably formed from a compact configuration that resembled the Orion Nebula. Astronomers estimate that the cluster will survive for about another 250 million years, after which it will disperse due to gravitational interactions with its galactic neighborhood.

Definition of Pleiades in the English dictionary

The definition of Pleiades in the dictionary is the seven daughters of Atlas, placed as stars in the sky either to save them from the pursuit of Orion or, in another account, after they had killed themselves for grief over the death of their half-sisters the Hyades.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEIADES


Alcibiades
ˌælsɪˈbaɪəˌdiːz
antipodes
ænˈtɪpəˌdiːz
Cyclades
ˈsɪkləˌdiːz
dipsades
ˈdɪpsəˌdiːz
ephemerides
ˌɛfɪˈmɛrɪˌdiːz
Eumenides
juːˈmɛnɪˌdiːz
Euripides
jʊˈrɪpɪˌdiːz
Hebrides
ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz
Hesperides
hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz
Hyades
ˈhaɪəˌdiːz
irides
ˈaɪrɪˌdiːz
Maimonides
maɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz
mastitides
mæˈstaɪtəˌdiːz
Miltiades
mɪlˈtaɪəˌdiːz
monades
ˈmɒnəˌdiːz
Pierides
paɪˈɪərɪˌdiːz
rhagades
ˈræɡəˌdiːz
Simonides
saɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz
Sporades
ˈspɒrəˌdiːz
Thucydides
θuːˈsɪdɪˌdiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEIADES

Pleiocene
pleiochasium
pleiomerous
pleiomery
pleiotaxy
pleiotropic
pleiotropism
pleiotropy
Pleistocene

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEIADES

antitrades
building trades
charades
Comrades
dolmades
Everglades
Hades
in spades
jack of all trades
jack-of-all-trades
Northern Sporades
palisades
pseudomonades
Red Brigades
shades
snowblades
spades
the Everglades
the Red Brigades
the shades

Synonyms and antonyms of Pleiades in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Pleiades» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEIADES

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

Translator English - Chinese

昴宿星团
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Pléyades
570 millions of speakers

English

Pleiades
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्लीएडेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثريا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Плеяды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pleiades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কৃত্তিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pléiades
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pleiades
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plejaden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プレアデス星団
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플레이아데스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pleiades
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Pleiades
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளீயட்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लेिअएड्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ülker burcunun yedi yıldızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pleiadi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Plejady
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Плеяди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pleiades
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πλειάδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pleiades
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pleiades
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pleiadene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pleiades

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEIADES»

The term «Pleiades» is regularly used and occupies the 61.179 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEIADES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pleiades

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEIADES»

Discover the use of Pleiades in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pleiades and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Seven Sisters of the Pleiades: Stories from Around the World
The book is also an examination of culture and how culture is expressed through symbols and stories related to stars and other astronomical phenomena.
Munya Andrews, 2004
2
Spaceships of the Pleiades: The Billy Meier Story
Korff conducted the most thorough examination ever into the case of Billy Meier and all its alleged evidence, and reveals here how a one-armed, handicapped Swiss farmer hatched and continues to maintain the most elaborate UFO hoax in ...
Kal K. Korff, 1995
3
The Necklace of the Pleiades: 24 Essays on Persian ...
This book reflects the state of the field of Persian literary studies and will be of substantial interest not only to scholars of Iranian culture, history and religions, but of Middle Eastern and South Asian studies, as well.
Franklin Lewis, Sunil Sharma, 2010
4
Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky
M45, THE PLEIADES OPEN CLUSTER IN TAURUS RA. 03h 46.9m, Dec. 24° 07' (2000.0) Technical. The Pleiades have been familiar the world over since ancient times. The cluster is very close, relatively speaking, at a distance of only 400 ...
Roger Nelson Clark, 1990
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The Atlantis Encyclopedia
Atlas' consort was Pleione, from the Greek word, pleio, “to sail,” appropriately enough, because the constellation of the Pleiades is particularly visible from May to November, the sailing season. Pleione means “Sailing Queen”; Pleiades, the ...
Frank Joseph, 2005
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Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology
The Pleiades in Literature Mention of the Pleiades as stars appeared much earlier than details of the myth. The cluster is mentioned in the epics of Greek poet Homer (c. ninth-eighth century BCE), the Iliad and the Odyssey, and in the epic ...
C. Scott Littleton, 2005
7
Surrealism
1976 in Paris ln 1921, the year in which Approaching Puberty or The Pleiades ( La puberte proche ou Les pleiades) was created, Max Ernst was closely involved with the French Dadaists. His friendship with Andre Breton and Paul Eluard led to  ...
Cathrin Klingsöhr-Leroy, Uta Grosenick, 2004
8
The Monthly Sky Guide
But even the Hyades is overshadowed by its near neighbour the Pleiades, popularly known as the Seven Sisters, the most famous of all star clusters. The Pleiades hover like a swarm of flies over the Bull's back. To a casual glance, the ...
Ian Ridpath, 2012
9
Lithium in the Pleiades
The light-element lithium (Li) has long been an invaluable tool in the study of the properties and evolution of stellar interiors.
Steven J. Margheim, 2007
10
Heart of the Christos: Starseeding from the Pleiades
Uses past-life regression under hypnosis to tap into primordial memories, and examines the author's own reincarnations in ancient civilizations
Barbara Hand Clow, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEIADES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pleiades is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stunning images from space
This image shows the tendrils of a dark interstellar cloud being destroyed by the passage of one of the brightest stars in the Pleiades star ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
2
Destruction of Middle East's heritage is 'cultural genocide'
A satellite image of Nimrud in Iraq from April 2015 shows extensive destruction of the site Photo: CNES (2014) Distribution Airbus DS - Pleiades ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Final Summer Salon at Lit House host two poets, musician
His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Pleiades, Prairie Schooner, Ploughshares, Andrew Sullivan's The Dish and The ... «The Star Democrat, Jul 15»
4
A Look at Subaru's Japanese Anime Wish Upon the Pleiades
... (of Gunbuster, Nadia, Neon Genesis Evangelion, etc) to produce a short web series called Wish Upon the Pleiades (or Hōkago no Pleiades). «The News Wheel, Jul 15»
5
Constellations in tomb map how stars would have looked in CHINA …
Many of the stars are carved and show constellations including Pleiades, Hyades, Virgo, Libra, Orion, The Big Dipper. Researchers, led by ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
The Landing Party
We're from the Pleiades, but don't tell anyone. For the benefit of our social scientists back home, may I ask what you think the high point of your civilisation is? «Philosophy Now, Jul 15»
7
Three pairs of luxe binoculars - how good are they for travellers?
... while star clusters like the Pleiades fill the field of view. However, since they're heavy and hard to hold steady, they're best used on a tripod. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
8
Scientists Determine That Ancient Astronomical Chart In Japan …
Among the constellations displayed are the Pleiades, Hyades, and Orion — belt included. Containing 68 constellations, the chart is believed to ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
9
Have science fiction, will explore space
Sailors in ancient Greece invoked seven inseparable sisters, the Pleiades, to describe a tight grouping of seven bright stars. Over the centuries ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
Pleiades Supercomputer Moves Up the Ranks with Haswell
Pleiades_two_row_small NASA reports that it's newly upgraded Pleiades supercomputer ranks number 11 on the July 2015 TOP500 list of the ... «insideHPC, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pleiades [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pleiades>. May 2024 ».
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