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Definition of Circinus
1. Noun. A small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe.
Definition of Circinus
1. Proper noun. (constellation) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circinus
Literary usage of Circinus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1874)
"... norma, ancón i, re-, gula, linea 3, libella, circinus.—Blacksmiths. ...
scal- prum i, circinus, ..."
2. Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture, Civil, Architecture by John Weale (1850)
"Those used by statuaries, architects, masons, carpenters, &c., were often
represented on their tombs Circinus, according to Vitruvius, ..."
3. The Works of William Mason by William Mason (1811)
"... inque oculis tantummodo circinus esto. v Utere doctorum monitis, ... Circinus in
oculis. the eyes. ..."
4. The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone (1809)
"Ast ubi consilium deerit sapientis amici, Id tempus dabir, atque mora, intermissa
labori. ** m LXII. The Compass to ° LXII. Circinus in Ocu- be in tlie ..."
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