Circinus en · PROPN
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”)
Meanings
- A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
Deriveds
Translations (15)
ga an Compás (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · gl Compás (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · ja コンパス座 (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · ko 컴퍼스자리 (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · eo Cirkelo (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · ru Ци́ркуль (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · hi परकार तारामंडल (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · cmn 圓規座 /圆规座 (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · fi Harppi (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · fr Compas (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · es Circinus (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · kk Циркуль (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · ms Kompas (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · pl Cyrkiel (a small constellation of the southern winter sky) · de Zirkel (a small constellation of the southern winter sky)