fornax

IPA: fˈɔrnæks

Root Word: Fornax

(astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
(astronomy) A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.
(Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of ovens.

Examples of "fornax" in Sentences

Oh, callida fornax ", hence the name" California ".
Vafa ffguli probat fornax, 5c h6mmes juftos tentdtio tribulati6 - nis.
_ Mount Ætna is derived very truly by Bochart from Aituna, fornax; as being a reservoir of molten matter.
As for the origin of the name California, some etymologists contend that it is derived from two Latin words: _calida fornax_; or, as the Spanish put it, _caliente fornalla_, -- a hot furnace.
If we are looking for scientific apparatus, there is fornax a chemical furnace, microscopium, sextans and telescopium, and there is probably more that I have forgotten, but I don't know they belong to anyone in particular.