Fornax
[ fawr-naks ]
/ ˈfɔr næks /
noun, genitive For·nac·is [fawr-nas-is, -ney-sis] /fɔrˈnæs ɪs, -ˈneɪ sɪs/.
Astronomy.
the Furnace, a small southern constellation south of Cetus and Eridanus.
Origin of Fornax
< Latin: literally,
furnace, kiln, oven
Example sentences from the Web for fornax
Upon the walls were painted two enormous serpents, sacred reptiles which protected the altar of Fornax, the culinary divinity.
The Wonders of Pompeii |Marc MonnierWe here have the calidarium supported on the pillars of the fornax, the suspensura.
The Romans also worshipped a goddess of the earth and of fire under the common name of Fornax, dea fornacalis.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonMount tna is derived very truly by Bochart from Aituna, fornax; as being a reservoir of molten matter.
British Dictionary definitions for fornax
Fornax
/ (ˈfɔːnæks) /
noun Latin genitive Fornacis (fɔːˈneɪsɪs, -ˈnæs-)
a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Cetus and Phoenix
Word Origin for Fornax
Latin: oven, kiln