transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English constellacioun, from Anglo-French constellation, from Late Latin constellation-, constellatio, from Latin com- + stella star — more at star
Date: 14th century
1. : the configuration of stars especially at one's birth
2. : any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations
3. : an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things
a constellation of…relatives, friends, and hangers-on — Brendan Gill
a constellation of symptoms
4. : pattern , arrangement
taking advantage of the shifting constellation of power throughout the known world — H. D. Lasswell
• con·stel·la·to·ry kən-ˈste-lə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective