Circinus

See also: circinus

English

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”)

Proper noun

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

Circini

Translations

a small constellation of the southern winter sky

Chinese:
Mandarin: 圓規座 (zh), 圆规座 (zh) (Yuánguīzuò)
French: Compas (fr) m
Galician: Compás (gl)
German: Zirkel (de) m
Irish: an Compás m

Japanese: コンパス座 (ja)
Korean: 컴퍼스자리 (keompeoseujari)
Malay: Kompas
Polish: Cyrkiel (pl) m
Russian: Ци́ркуль (ru) m (Církulʹ)
Spanish: Circinus

Spanish

Proper noun

Circinus ?

(astronomy) Circinus (a small constellation of the southern winter sky)

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