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

Words nearby Fornax

formyl, formylase, formylate, formyl group, formylkynurenine, Fornax, fornenst, Forney, fornicate, fornication, fornicatrix

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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 Monnier
We here have the calidarium supported on the pillars of the fornax, the suspensura.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various
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 Sturleson
Mount tna is derived very truly by Bochart from Aituna, fornax; as being a reservoir of molten matter.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant

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

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单词	fornax
释义	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 Words nearby Fornax formyl, formylase, formylate, formyl group, formylkynurenine, Fornax, fornenst, Forney, fornicate, fornication, fornicatrix Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Monnier We here have the calidarium supported on the pillars of the fornax, the suspensura. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4\|Various 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 Sturleson Mount tna is derived very truly by Bochart from Aituna, fornax; as being a reservoir of molten matter. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.\|Jacob Bryant 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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