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Caelum

American  
[see-luhm] / ˈsi ləm /

noun

Astronomy.
  • Caeli
    genitive
  1. the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.


Caelum British  
/ ˈsiːləm /

noun

  1. a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus

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Etymology

Origin of Caelum

< Latin: engraving tool

Example Sentences

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Willard turned to freshman center Caelum Swanton-Rodger, who at 6-11 has more size but far less experience.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2022

He’s the oldest son of the Archduke of Rosaria and exudes the same kind of Final Fantasy main-character energy as Squall Leonhart or Noctis Lucis Caelum.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022

The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker will pay $150 million to buy the remaining stake it does not already own in Caelum and potential milestone-based payments of up to $350 million.

From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021

Joanne Comiskey's seven-year-old son, Caelum, is autistic and she said that he "really struggles with any medical intervention".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2021

Caelum non animum mutant is only tolerably true.

From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill

He will recite the Regina Caeli prayer, in honour of the Virgin Mary, in his first public address since his election was announced with white smoke on Thursday.

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

Pope Francis leads Regina Caeli prayer from his window, at the Vatican, May 29, 2022.

From Reuters ● May 29, 2022

Canadian diver Caeli McKay arrived in Tokyo with an ankle injury that hampered her preparation: “In training I can do only 25 dives a day, so I’m making every one of them count.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

“Tomorrow will be the centenary of the birth of Saint John Paul II, in Wadowice, Poland,” Pope Francis said Sunday in a livestream address to the Apostolic Library after praying the Regina Caeli.

From Fox News ● May 17, 2020

There he served as an X-ray technician in the Via Caeli Hospital in Rome, Black said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2015

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