Fornax en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called Fornāx Chemica, From the Latin for "chemical furnace".
Meanings
- A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
- A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.
- (Roman) The Roman goddess of ovens.
Deriveds
Translations (14)
ga an Fhoirnéis (constellation) · eo Forno (constellation) · fr Fourneau (constellation) · tr Ocak (constellation) · cmn 天爐座 /天炉座 (constellation) · ms Relau (constellation) · pl Piec (constellation) · fi Sulatusuuni (constellation) · de Chemischer Ofen (constellation) · et Ahi (constellation) · gl Forno (constellation) · ru Пе́чь (constellation) · sv Ugnen (constellation) · es Fornax (constellation)