Complete Definition of "Fornax"

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English

Etymology
Named by the French astronomer w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille|Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called fornax|Forn�x chemica#Latin|Chemica,
L. for "chemical furnace".

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. constellation A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
  2. astronomy A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.
  3. greekmyth The Roman goddess of ovens.

Translations
trans-top|constellation
French: Fourneau m
German: Chemischer Ofen m
trans-mid
Russian: ��
Spanish: Fornax
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gl:Fornax

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