fornax

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Definition of fornax in English English dictionary

A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus

The Roman goddess of ovens

A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix

Hyphenation

For·nax

Etymology

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