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PISCES

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On this 16th-century clock-face, Pisces (from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock on the outer dial, to the left of Venus/Friday) indicates March.

Translingual

Alternative forms

The joining stroke may not extend past the arcs, or the arcs may touch in the middle without any joining stroke.

Etymology

A pair of fish; the stroke joining them is relatively recent.

Symbol

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  1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Pisces.
  2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Pisces.
  3. (rare) February[1]
  4. (alchemy, archaic) projection
  5. (botany, obsolete) heterophytous[2]
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♓︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Pisces, here r ♓︎ (r Piscium) and s ♓︎ (s Piscium).
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♓︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Pisces, here r ♓︎ (r Piscium) and s ♓︎ (s Piscium).


See also

Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
Ariēs Taurus Geminī Cancer
Leō Virgō Lībra Scorpiō
Sagittārius Capricornus Aquārius Piscēs

References

  1. ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 ) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 54
  2. ^ Simpson, Niki (2010 February) “Botanical symbols: a new symbol set for new images”, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, volume 162, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, pages 117–129