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Canes Venatici
[ key-neez vuh-nat-uh-sahy ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive Ca·num Ve·nat·i·co·rum [key, -n, uh, m v, uh, -nat-i-, kawr, -, uh, m, -, kohr, -].
- the Hunting Dogs, a small northern constellation south of Ursa Major.
Canes Venatici
/ ˈkɑːniːz vɪˈnætɪˌsaɪ /
noun
- a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Ursa Major that contains the globular cluster M3 and the spiral whirlpool galaxy M51
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Canes Venatici1
From Latin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Canes Venatici1
Latin: hunting dogs
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Example Sentences
The most interesting specimen of a spiral nebula is situated in Canes Venatici.
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There are one or two interesting things to be seen in that part of Canes Venatici which is represented on map No. 11.
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The portion of Canes Venatici, represented in map No. 26, contains two or three remarkable objects.
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In the next stage this material is largely collected in a luminous and hazy sphere, as we find in the nebula in Canes Venatici.
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The nebula in Canes Venatici is a spiral facing towards us, and its shape irresistibly suggests motions along the spiral arms.
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