Capricornus

American  

[kap-ri-kawr-nuhs] / ˌkæp rɪˈkɔr nəs /

noun

genitive

Capricorni

1. Capricorn.

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Capricornus British  

/ ˌkæprɪˈkɔːnəs /

noun

1. a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius

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Etymology

Origin of Capricornus

From Latin

Example Sentences

Saturn — our solar system’s other large gaseous planet — now rises in the late afternoon, ahead of Jupiter, and loiters near the goat shape of Capricornus.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2022

From an earthly perspective, Saturn — found now on the border of the constellations Aquarius and Capricornus — and the sun are opposite one another.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Find the large, gaseous, ringed planet wedged between the constellations Aquarius and Capricornus.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022

Naval Observatory, seems to be squeezed between the constellations Capricornus and Aquarius.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2022

I hope that the preceding zodiacal signs—transferred to the earthly shadow and representative purpose—of Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Capricornus, and Pisces, are sufficiently obvious to the reader.

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett