a S constellation between Eridanus and Cetus
Origin of Fornax
L, literally , furnaceFornax
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Fornax
noun
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Sculptor and Eridanus.
Origin of Fornax
Latin fornāx furnace, oven ; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Proper noun
Origin
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called Fornāx Chemica, Latin for "chemical furnace".
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