Definition of Circinus

1. Noun. A small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe.

Generic synonyms: Constellation

Definition of Circinus

1. Proper noun. (constellation) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circinus

Cinti
Cipro
Cir.
Circaea
Circaea alpina
Circaea lutetiana
Circaetus
Circe
Circe effect
Circean
Circean poison
Circinus (current term)
Circis siliquastrum
Circumcellion
Circumcellions
Circus Aeruginosus
Circus cyaneus
Circus pygargus
Cirenaike
Cirneco dell'Etna
Cirripedia
Cirsium
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium discolor
Cirsium eriophorum
Cirsium flodmanii

Literary usage of Circinus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1874)
"... norma, ancón i, re-, gula, linea 3, libella, circinus.—Blacksmiths. ... scal- prum i, circinus, ..."

2. Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms Used in Architecture, Civil, Architecture by John Weale (1850)
"Those used by statuaries, architects, masons, carpenters, &c., were often represented on their tombs Circinus, according to Vitruvius, ..."

3. The Works of William Mason by William Mason (1811)
"... inque oculis tantummodo circinus esto. v Utere doctorum monitis, ... Circinus in oculis. the eyes. ..."

4. The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone (1809)
"Ast ubi consilium deerit sapientis amici, Id tempus dabir, atque mora, intermissa labori. ** m LXII. The Compass to ° LXII. Circinus in Ocu- be in tlie ..."

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