Fornax

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

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

Derived terms

• Fornacis

Translations

constellation

Chinese: Mandarin: 天爐座／天炉座 (zh) (Tiānlúzuò) Finnish: Sulatusuuni French: Fourneau (fr) m Galician: Forno (gl) German: Chemischer Ofen m Irish: an Fhoirnéis f Malay: Relau Polish: Piec (pl) m Russian: Пе́чь f (Péčʹ) Spanish: Fornax Swedish: Ugnen (sv) c Turkish: Ocak (tr)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Fornax ?

1. (astronomy) Fornax (constellation)