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Capricornus

[kap-ri-kawr-nuhs]

noun

genitive

Capricorni 
  1. Capricorn.



Capricornus

/ ˌkæprɪˈkɔːnəs /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Capricornus1

From Latin
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Example Sentences

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The ringed planet stands at the constellation Capricornus at +0.7 magnitude, a little faint under urban conditions.

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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.

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

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

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

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