Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triangulum australe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
tri-an-gu-lum aus-trale
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A winter constellation of the southern sky, which has three bright stars that form a triangle. It lies north of the constellation Apus, between Ara and Circinus.

Etymology

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin triangulum (“triangle”) + australe (“southern”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Trianguli Australis

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Questions

What does triangulum australe mean?
A winter constellation of the southern sky, which has three bright stars that form a triangle. It lies north of the constellation Apus, between Ara and Circinus.
Where does triangulum australe come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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