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ˈpli əˌdiz, ˈplaɪ-pleiades

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Pleiadesnoun

    (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion

  2. Pleiadesnoun

    a star cluster in the constellation Taurus

Wiktionary

  1. Pleiadesnoun

    The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.

  2. Pleiadesnoun

    An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pleiads, Pleiadesnoun

    A northern constellation.

    Etymology: pleiades, Lat. πλείαδες.

    The pleiades before him danc’d,
    Shedding sweet influence. John Milton.

    Then sailors quarter’d heav’n, and found a name
    For pleiads, hyads and the northern car. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Pleiades

    The Pleiades (), also known as The Seven Sisters, Messier 45 and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth. It is the nearest Messier object to Earth, and is the most obvious cluster to the naked eye in the night sky. It is also observed to house the reflection nebula NGC 1432, an HII Ionized region.The cluster is dominated by hot blue luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Reflection nebulae around the brightest stars were once thought to be left over material from their formation, but are now considered likely to be an unrelated dust cloud in the interstellar medium through which the stars are currently passing. This dust cloud is estimated to be moving at a speed of approximately 18 km/s relative to the stars in the cluster.Computer simulations have shown that the Pleiades were 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.Together with the open star cluster of the Hyades, the Pleiades form the Golden Gate of the Ecliptic.

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  1. pleiades

    The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster located in the constellation of Taurus. It's one of the nearest star clusters to Earth and is visible from most parts of the world. The cluster contains hundreds of stars, but only a handful are visible to the naked eye. The Pleiades is also noted in various ancient cultures including Greek, Hawaiian, and Aboriginal astronomy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pleiades

    the seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky

  2. Pleiades

    a group of small stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus

  3. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. ()]

Wikidata

  1. 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 name Pleiades comes from Greek mythology; 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 that the stars are currently passing through. 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.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Pleiades

    in the Greek mythology seven sisters, daughters of Atlas, transformed into stars, six of them visible and one invisible, and forming the group on the shoulders of Taurus in the zodiac; in the last week of May they rise and set with the sun till August, after which they follow the sun and are seen more or less at night till their conjunction with it again in May.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. pleiades

    The celebrated cluster of stars in Taurus, of which seven or eight are visible to the naked eye; the assisted vision numbers over 200.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pleiades in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pleiades in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of pleiades in a Sentence

  1. Job 3831 Bible:

    Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion

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