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Definition of Fornax
1. Noun. A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix.
Definition of Fornax
1. Proper noun. (constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus. ¹
2. Proper noun. (astronomy) A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax. ¹
3. Proper noun. (Greek god) The Roman goddess of ovens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fornax
Literary usage of Fornax
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)
"Diminutive of fornax. A small furnace for smelting metals (Juv. x. 82.) ; or for
heating, boiling, or melting anything FORNACA'RIUS, FORNACA'- TOR, ..."
2. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1891)
"... be so provided and the closely- allied fornax not. r \ i. io\ iMx D. g.
This new generic name is suggested for a species described by me some years ago ..."
3. The Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary and Greek Lexicon: Forming by Anthony Rich (1849)
"The fur- fornax («£MU-OS). An oven or kiln for baking pottery. (Cic. ND i. 37.)
The illustration shows the remains of a ..."
4. An Illustrated Dictionary of Words Used in Art and Archaeology by John William Mollett (1883)
"fornax, R. A furnace ; an oven ; a kiln for baking pottery : fornax ... fornax is
also the name of the goddess of overa. Fornix, R. A term having the same ..."
5. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1897)
"... in February iu honour of fornax, the goddess of ovens. It was said to have
been founded by Xuma, and may be described as a thanksgiving for the earliest ..."
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