constellation: Meaning and Definition of

con•stel•la•tion

1. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion.
2. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
1. the grouping or relative position of the stars as supposed to influence events, esp. at a person's birth.
2. Obs.character as presumed to be determined by the stars.
3. a group or configuration of ideas, feelings, characteristics, objects, etc., that are related in some way: a constellation of qualities that made her particularly suited to the job.
4. any brilliant, outstanding group or assemblage: a constellation of great scientists.