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Circinus

Syllabification: (Cir·ci·nus)
Pronunciation: /ˈsərsənəs/

Astronomy
Definition of Circinus
  • a small and faint southern constellation (the Compasses), in the Milky Way next to Centaurus.
  • (as genitive Circini /ˈsərsənē/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Alpha Circini

Origin:

Latin

Circinus in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Circinus in the British & World English dictionary