Fornax

See also: fornax

English

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called Fornāx Chemica, Latin for "chemical furnace".

Proper noun

Fornax

(astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
(astronomy) A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.
(Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of ovens.

Derived terms

Fornacis

Translations

constellation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 天爐座 (zh), 天炉座 (zh) (Tiānlúzuò)
Finnish: Sulatusuuni
French: Fourneau (fr) m
Galician: Forno (gl)
German: Chemischer Ofen m

Malay: Relau
Polish: Piec (pl) m
Russian: Пе́чь f (Péčʹ)
Spanish: Fornax
Swedish: Ugnen (sv) c
Turkish: Ocak (tr)

Spanish

Proper noun

Fornax ?

(astronomy) Fornax (constellation)

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