Circinus Definition
sûrsə-nəs
noun
A S constellation near Centaurus.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(astronomy) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
Wiktionary
Origin of Circinus
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Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”)
From Wiktionary
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New Latin from Latin circinus pair of compasses from circus circle circle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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