Circinus
Appearance
See also: circinus
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”)
Proper noun
[edit]Circinus
- (astronomy) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a small constellation of the southern winter sky
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Spanish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Circinus ?