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FORNAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Fornax mean?
• FORNAX (noun)
The noun FORNAX has 1 sense:
1. a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix
Familiarity information: FORNAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Context examples
The catalogue also includes such clusters as the Fornax cluster, the Hercules cluster, and Pandora’s cluster.
(ALMA and MUSE Detect Galactic Fountain, ESO)
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