Caelum

[ see-luhm ]

/ ˈsi ləm /

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noun, genitive Cae·li

[see-lahy, -lee]. /ˈsi laɪ, -li/. Astronomy.

the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.

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Origin of Caelum

<Latin: engraving tool

Words nearby Caelum

CAE, caecilian, caecum, Cædmon, Caelian, Caelum, Caen, caeno-, caenogenesis, Caenozoic, Caen stone

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How to use Caelum in a sentence

Tunc Romulus, arma ad caelum tollens, Iovi aedem vovit, et exercitus seu forte seu divinitus restitit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Quibus verbs audts Brtus ad caelum mans et oculs sustulisse dcitur et exclmvisse: Utinam dgnus tl cniuge martus vidr possem!
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Thus hortus in some parts of the Empire became hortu in ordinary pronunciation, and the neuter caelum, heaven, became caelu.
The Common People of Ancient Rome|Frank Frost Abbott
In his trahebat continue suspiria et ingeminatis gemitibus eorum quae tenebat in manibus oblitus suspendebatur ad caelum.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

Caelum non animum, &c. Do you think he has reformed now that he has crossed the sea, and changed the air?
Roundabout Papers|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for Caelum

Caelum

/ (ˈsiːləm) /

noun Latin genitive Caeli (ˈsiːlaɪ)

a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus

Word Origin for Caelum

Latin: the sky, heaven

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