(n.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.
(n.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water.
Example Sentences:
(1) Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way.
(2) Tom Neenan: The Andromeda Paradox Pleasance Dome, to 31 Aug Last year he made everyone jump because his show had two really scary bits in it.
(3) I don’t think an Andromeda strain will wipe out all humans.
(4) But "near" is a relative term in intergalactic space – the Andromeda galaxy is 2.5m light years away.
(5) If you take a look on a very clear night at the constellation of Andromeda, a little fuzzy patch of light is just visible with the naked eye.
(6) In addition, cosmic threats to our existence have always been with us, even thought it has taken us some time to notice: the collision of our galaxy, the Milky Way, with our nearest neighbour, Andromeda, for example, or the arrival of a black hole.
(7) "The sense that there's a bridge, that a hand can be extended, and you can step from the Earth, from the supermarket car park, into the Andromeda nebulae or whatever."
Perseus
Definition:
(n.) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danae, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.
(n.) A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near Taurus and Cassiopea. It contains a star cluster visible to the naked eye as a nebula.
Example Sentences:
(1) The boss of one of them, New Zealander Dr Jock Percy, whose Perseus Telecom provides fibre optics to connect major banks with stock exchanges, said he was encouraged that the Dublin government had decided to maintain its 12.5% corporate tax rate and planned new tax breaks for inventions and innovations minted in Ireland, like the UK’s “patent box” scheme.
(2) When Perseus popped up in front of Medusa, she probably favoured him with a more kindly eye.
(3) Medusa and Perseus, Rapunzel and her prince, all wrapped up in a potent little bundle.