Fornax meaning
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Sculptor and Eridanus.
noun
A S constellation between Eridanus and Cetus.
noun
(astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
pronoun
Origin of fornax
- Latin fornāx furnace, oven gwher- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called Fornāx Chemica, Latin for "chemical furnace".
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