Seven Sistersnoun [ plural ]
/ˌsev.ən ˈsɪs.təz//ˌsev.ən ˈsɪs.tərz/a group of stars that is one of the nearest to Earth:
Left a bit from Saturn is a little cluster of stars called the Seven Sisters.
Synonym
Pleiades
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- A quick way to spot bad eyesight is when the person sees the Seven Sisters as a blur.
- The constellation of the Pleiades is known as the Seven Sisters.
- The star cluster was named the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, by the ancient Greeks.
- You will need sharp eyes to see more than the six brightest members of the Seven Sisters.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- planetoid
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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