Circinus
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Circinus
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Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”)
proper noun
- A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
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Talk about this word "Circinus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/circinus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Circinus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/circinus "Circinus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/circinus.Cite this
@misc{circinus_2026,
title = {Circinus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/circinus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
