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

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