andromeda
UK/ænˈdɹɒmɪdə//ænˈdɹɑmɪdə/
andromeda noun: any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.
Noun
andromeda (countable and uncountable, plural andromedas)
- Any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.
- Bog rosemary.
Proper noun capitalized: Andromeda
Andromeda
- The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus by Perseus, who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.
- A constellation of the northern sky representing the "chained woman" Andromeda in Greek mythology, which is surrounded by the constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Pegasus, among others.
- The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located within the Andromeda constellation (see Andromeda Galaxy); M31.
- The Milky Way once had a massive galactic sibling that was shredded and consumed by our closest neighbour, Andromeda, scientists have discovered.2018 July 23, Hannah Devlin, “Discovered: Milky Way's long-lost galactic sibling”, in The Guardian
- Andromeda is a large, spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. It's between two and three million light years away. On a clear night in a dark place, you can see Andromeda with the naked eye.2008, Roger Reid, Space (novel), Montgomery, AL: Junebug Books, page 41
andromeda meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
andromeda in Hindi
- एंड्रोमेडा, एंड्रॉमेडा, एण्ड्रोमेडा
andromeda in Tamil
- வலச்சுற்று அண்டம்
andromeda in Marathi
- अँड्रोमेडा, अँड्रोमिडा, अँड्रॉमेडा
andromeda in Urdu
- اینڈرومیڈا
More languagesFewer languages
- andromeda in Bengali
- অ্যান্ড্রোমেডা, অ্যান্ড্রোমিডা, এন্ড্রোমেডা
- andromeda in Telugu
- ఆండ్రోమెడా, ఆండ్రొమెడా, ఆండ్రొమిడా
- andromeda in Malayalam
- ആൻഡ്രോമീഡ, ആൻഡ്രോമെഡ, ആൻഡ്രോമിഡ
- andromeda in Kannada
- ಆಂಡ್ರೋಮೆಡಾ, ಆಂಡ್ರೋಮಿಡಾ, ಆಂಡ್ರೊಮೆಡಾ
- andromeda in Punjabi
- ਐਂਡਰੋਮੇਡਾ, ਐਂਡਰੋਮੀਡਾ, ਐਂਡਰੌਮੀਡਾ
- andromeda in Gujarati
- એન્ડ્રોમેડા, એન્ડ્રોમિડા, એન્ડ્રોમીડા
- andromeda in Odia
- ଆଣ୍ଡ୍ରୋମେଡା, ଆଣ୍ଡ୍ରୋମିଡା, ଆଣ୍ଡ୍ରୋମେଡ଼ା
- andromeda in Nepali
- एन्ड्रोमेडा, एन्ड्रोमिडा
Forms of andromeda
| plural | andromedas |
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Origin of andromeda
From Andromeda.
Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda), Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).
Words formed from andromeda
- And
- Andromedae
- Andromedid
- Japanese andromeda
Phrases with andromeda
Questions about andromeda
- What does andromeda mean?
- Andromeda means any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.
- What is andromeda in Hindi?
- Andromeda in Hindi is एंड्रोमेडा, एंड्रॉमेडा, एण्ड्रोमेडा. See Andromeda meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is andromeda?
- Andromeda can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce andromeda?
- Andromeda is pronounced /ænˈdɹɒmɪdə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of andromeda?
- The plural of andromeda is andromedas.
Words near andromeda in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: andromeda (page history and authors); Andromeda (page history and authors); andromeda (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); andromeda (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); andromeda (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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