Indusn.

Brit.

/ˈɪndəs/, U.S.

/ˈɪndəs/

Forms:

α. 1600s– Indus.

β. (In Latin genitive form) 1800s– Indi Brit. /ˈɪndʌɪ/, /ˈɪndiː/, U.S. /ˈɪndaɪ/, /ˈɪndi/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Indus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Indus (1598: see note at definition), spec. use of classical Latin Indus inhabitant of India, Indian < ancient Greek Ἰνδός inhabitant of India, Indian, the River Indus (see India n.).The use of the Latin genitive case form as a postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin.

Astronomy.

(The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, between Capricornus and the south celestial pole, said to represent a North American Indian; the Indian. Also (in form Indi) used as a postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Ind (no point).Discovered by P. D. Keyser and F. de Houtman in 1595–7, named on the celestial globe of P. Plancius in 1598, and published by Johann Bayer in Uranometria (1603) sig. Aaa.

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1675 E. Sherburne in tr. M. Manilius Sphere App. 139 It is placed in the midst between the Phœnix and Indus.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Constellation The Stars on the South Side of the Zodiack, were distributed into fifteen Constellations... To which have been since added twelve others; viz. Phœnix, Grus, Indus.., and Xiphias.

1813 ‘E. R.’ Geogr. & Hist. cvii. 278 The regions south of the Zodiac, contain, Cetus, the Whale..; Phœnix; Indus, the Indian; Pavo, the Peacock; [etc.]

1863 J. R. Hind Introd. Astron. (Vocab.) 184 Indus, one of the modern southern constellations.

1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 13/1 Johann Bayer..published a Uranometria in 1603, in which twelve constellations..were added to Ptolemy's forty-eight, viz. Apis (or Musca) (Bee),..Indus (Indian), [etc.].

1923 Science 17 Aug. p. x/2 A star that is nearer to the sun than any other star visible to the naked eye, except Alpha Centauri, has been discovered... Its name is Epsilon Indi.

1964 D. H. Menzel Field Guide Stars & Planets iv. 113 Indus (the Indian). Although the name is masculine, Flamsteed drew a female figure.

2004 I. McDonald River of Gods (2005) v. 48 When the..telescopes turned back for a closer look at Epsilon Indi, ten light years away, they found a pale blue dot hugged up close to the warmth of the sun. A waterworld.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indus
释义	Indusn. Brit. /ˈɪndəs/, U.S. /ˈɪndəs/ Forms: α. 1600s– Indus. β. (In Latin genitive form) 1800s– Indi Brit. /ˈɪndʌɪ/, /ˈɪndiː/, U.S. /ˈɪndaɪ/, /ˈɪndi/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Indus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Indus (1598: see note at definition), spec. use of classical Latin Indus inhabitant of India, Indian < ancient Greek Ἰνδός inhabitant of India, Indian, the River Indus (see India n.).The use of the Latin genitive case form as a postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin. Astronomy. (The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, between Capricornus and the south celestial pole, said to represent a North American Indian; the Indian. Also (in form Indi) used as a postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Ind (no point).Discovered by P. D. Keyser and F. de Houtman in 1595–7, named on the celestial globe of P. Plancius in 1598, and published by Johann Bayer in Uranometria (1603) sig. Aaa. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Indus Indian1659 Indus1675 1675 E. Sherburne in tr. M. Manilius Sphere App. 139 It is placed in the midst between the Phœnix and Indus. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Constellation The Stars on the South Side of the Zodiack, were distributed into fifteen Constellations... To which have been since added twelve others; viz. Phœnix, Grus, Indus.., and Xiphias. 1813 ‘E. R.’ Geogr. & Hist. cvii. 278 The regions south of the Zodiac, contain, Cetus, the Whale..; Phœnix; Indus, the Indian; Pavo, the Peacock; [etc.] 1863 J. R. Hind Introd. Astron. (Vocab.) 184 Indus, one of the modern southern constellations. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 13/1 Johann Bayer..published a Uranometria in 1603, in which twelve constellations..were added to Ptolemy's forty-eight, viz. Apis (or Musca) (Bee),..Indus (Indian), [etc.]. 1923 Science 17 Aug. p. x/2 A star that is nearer to the sun than any other star visible to the naked eye, except Alpha Centauri, has been discovered... Its name is Epsilon Indi. 1964 D. H. Menzel Field Guide Stars & Planets iv. 113 Indus (the Indian). Although the name is masculine, Flamsteed drew a female figure. 2004 I. McDonald River of Gods (2005) v. 48 When the..telescopes turned back for a closer look at Epsilon Indi, ten light years away, they found a pale blue dot hugged up close to the warmth of the sun. A waterworld. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1675
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