Ophiuchus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ophiuchus in British English:
UK [ˈɔfiju:kəs,ˈəufi-]
How to pronounce Ophiuchus in American English:
US [ˌɑfiˈjukəs, ˌofi-]
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- Noun:
- a large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius
Word Origin
- Ophiuchus
- constellation (representing Aesculapius), 1650s, from Latin, from Greek ophioukhos, literally "holding a serpent," from ophis "serpent" (see ophio-) + stem of ekhein "to hold, have, keep" (see scheme (n.)). The constellation is equatorial, and Milton's "Ophiuchus huge in th' Arctick Sky" ("Paradise Lost") is a rare lapse for a poet who generally knew his astronomy.
Example
- 1. Ophiuchus traits can elicit envy and jealousy in others .
- 2. The thirteenth sign of the zodiac : ophiuchus .
- 3. You could say that ophiuchus became the 13th constellation of the zodiac by decree .
- 4. The sun is moving in front of ophiuchus from about november 30 to december 17 .
- 5. And yet no one ever says they 're born when the sun is in ophiuchus .