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Meaning of "Fornax" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORNAX

Latin: oven, kiln.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORNAX

Fornax  [ˈfɔːnæks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORNAX

noun
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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fornax is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORNAX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fornax

Fornax

Fornax /ˈfɔrnæks/ is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. Fornax is one of the 88 modern constellations.

Definition of Fornax in the English dictionary

The definition of Fornax in the dictionary is a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Cetus and Phoenix.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORNAX


Ajax
ˈeɪdʒæks
Astyanax
æˈstaɪəˌnæks
axe
æks
Backs
bæks
DAX
dæks
Fairfax
ˈfɛəfæks
fax
fæks
Halifax
ˈhælɪˌfæks
larnax
ˈlɑːnæks
lax
læks
max
mæks
opopanax
əˈpɒpəˌnæks
pax
pæks
relax
rɪˈlæks
sax
sæks
syntax
ˈsɪntæks
tax
tæks
telefax
ˈtɛlɪfæks
tracks
træks
wax
wæks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORNAX

Fornacis
fornenst
fornical
fornicate
fornicated
fornication
fornicator
fornicatress
fornices
fornix
forpet
forpine
forrad
forrarder
forren
Forrest

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORNAX

after-tax
anthrax
Bax
beeswax
carfax
climax
coax
council tax
flax
hoax
income tax
parallax
property tax
rax
sales tax
Sfax
supermax
thorax
to the max
transfer tax

Synonyms and antonyms of Fornax in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Fornax» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORNAX

Find out the translation of Fornax to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Fornax from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Fornax» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天炉座
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fornax
570 millions of speakers

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Fornax
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ़ॉर्नेक्स
380 millions of speakers
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FORNAX
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Fornax
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Fornax
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Fornax
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Fornax
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Fornax
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Fornax
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Translator English - Japanese

炉座
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Translator English - Korean

Fornax
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Translator English - Javanese

Fornax
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Thiên Lô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Fornax
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोरनॅक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fornax
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fornax
65 millions of speakers

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Fornax
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Fornax
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fornax
30 millions of speakers
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Fornax
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Fornax
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Translator English - Swedish

Fornax
10 millions of speakers
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Fornax
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORNAX»

The term «Fornax» is regularly used and occupies the 104.641 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORNAX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Fornax

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORNAX»

Discover the use of Fornax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fornax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fornax
Fornax Nehrengel, inventive entrepreneur in the year 2425, finds himself on the run after he comes up with a plan to make a light-speed battery from radioactive sludge dumped on the moon
Steven Burgauer, 2000
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The Fornax Drive
And chasing them? A power-hungry elite intent on stealing from him what could be mankind's most important invention since the internal combustion engine. Steven Burgauer-once again making science fiction fun and sexy at the same time.
Steven Burgauer, 2008
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A catalogue of 9766 stars in the southern hemisphere, for ...
7 2 26 12,1 -4-2,4052 129 47 13 -16,119 802 Fornax . . . . .. 7 26 13,5 2,6069 120 5 44 16,117 803 Fornax . . . . .. 7 26 28,2 2,7122 114 4 23 16,105 804 Fornax . . . . .. 7 26 33,5 2,4795 126 25 32 16,100 805 Fomax . . _ . .. 6 26 37,2 2,4958 125 ...
Nicolas Louis de La Caille, Thomas Henderson, Francis Baily, 1847
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Fornax Rising
Life in the early twentieth century isn't easy for women, especially if that woman is an outspoken, intelligent, headstrong, augmented amputee with prosthetic technology that is the envy of armies.
Nicole Ross, 2011
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Cosmic Challenge: The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs
Constellation Magnitude Size/ 147 Large scopes Autumn M33 nebulae Emission nebulae 01 33.8 +30 39.6 Triangulum – – separation 148a Largescopes Autumn Fornax 1 Globular 02 37.0 –34 11.0 Fornax 15.6 0.9 cluster 148b Large scopes ...
Philip S. Harrington, 2010
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Near-Field Cosmology with Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies (IAU C198)
This contribution describes a recent photometric survey of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy. CCD photometry in two colours (V and /) was obtained for a 10 degree2 region centred on Fornax. By selecting stars sharing the colour- magnitude ...
International Astronomical Union. Colloquium, Helmut Jerjen, Bruno Binggeli, 2005
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Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies: Proceedings of the ...
Multi-Colour. Imaging. of. Ultra-Compact. Objects. in. the. Fornax. Cluster. A.M. Karick1, M.D. Gregg1, M.J. Drinkwater2, M. Hilker3, and P. Firth2 1 University of California, Davis, USA ...
Tom Richtler, Søren Larsen, 2008
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The Impact of HST on European Astronomy
Andrés Jordán Abstract The ACS Virgo and Fornax cluster surveys present homogeneous HST/ACS observations of 143 early-type galaxies and their globular cluster systems in the Virgo and Fornax clusters. I briefly describe these surveys ...
F. Macchetto, 2010
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Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures
NGC 1399 AND NGC 1404 ARE TWO giant elliptical galaxies lying 8' apart in the heart of the Fornax Cluster and Eridanus Cloud of Galaxies. They are the brightest members of a gaggle of 17 moderately bright galaxies lying within a 2° field ...
Stephen James O'Meara, 2007
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Fornax
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fornax is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was created in the 18th century and is now one of the 88 modern constellations.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORNAX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fornax is used in the context of the following news items.
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Astronomy Photo of the Day — NGC 1427A
Rather, NGC 1427A, which is a member of the Fornax Cluster of galaxies, has all the earmarks of an irregular dwarf galaxy, meaning it is small, ... «From Quarks to Quasars, Jul 15»
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Astronomers Measure Mass of Supermassive Black Hole in NGC 1097
NGC 1097 lies in the southern constellation Fornax at a distance of only 45 million light-years. Lurking at the very center of this face-on galaxy, ... «Sci-News.com, Jun 15»
3
Global seaborne LPG trade to grow
Another speaker at the IHS event, Fornax Chemical analyst Fiona Zhu, ... Fornax is a propane trader and supplies the feedstock to Zhejiang ... «IHS Maritime 360, Jun 15»
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After 18 years, Roslindale's Wapo Taco to close
The 18-year-old, who works at nearby Fornax Bread Company, has eaten at the restaurant since she was 13 and said Roslindale Square ... «Wicked Local Roslindale, Jun 15»
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The Next Dimension Of Mapping The Universe: The Dark Energy …
Zoomed-in image from the Dark Energy Camera of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365, in the Fornax cluster of galaxies, which lies about 60 ... «Breaking Energy, Jun 15»
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Astronomers Puzzled By Cosmos' Largest Known 'Supervoid'
The Fornax Galaxy Cluster is one of the closest such groupings beyond our own Local Group of galaxies. Credit: ESO and Digitized Sky Survey ... «Forbes, Apr 15»
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Hubble's deep field images of the early universe are postcards from …
This insignificant patch of sky in the fairly obscure constellation of Fornax is the setting for one of the most remarkable images ever captured. «The Conversation UK, Apr 15»
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Astronomy Photo of the Day — Seyfert Galaxy NGC 1097
Ultimately, it can be found approximately 45 million light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fornax. By official designation, NGC ... «From Quarks to Quasars, Apr 15»
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Boston Chefs Define What Goes Into a Perfect Burger
Bun: Local Fornax bun, delivered fresh every day, toasted on the inside with a one-third - two-third cut so as the bottom part holds the burger ... «Eater, Apr 15»
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Pretty pictures of the Cosmos
The Fornax cluster of galaxies is the next large cluster of galaxies outside of our own Virgo cluster. At 65 million light years away, NGC 1398 is ... «The Planetary Society, Jan 15»

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