Circinus
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English
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”)
Proper noun
Circinus
- (astronomy) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
Derived terms
Translations
a small constellation of the southern winter sky
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Proper noun
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