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fornax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
for-nax
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.

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A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.

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The Roman goddess of ovens.

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called Fornāx Chemica, From the Latin for "chemical furnace".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Fornacis

Questions

What does fornax mean?
A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
Where does fornax come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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