Cygnus

[sig-nuhs]

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Cygni 

1. the Swan, a northern constellation southwest of Draco, containing the bright star Deneb.

Cygnus

/ ˈsɪɡnəs /

noun

1. a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole

Cygnus

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Lyra. Cygnus (the Swan, or the Northern Cross) contains the bright star Deneb.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cygnus¹

< Latin: swan; cygnet

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cygnus¹

Latin: swan; see _cygnet

Example Sentences

One event in 2016 called Exercise Cygnus identified worryingly large gaps in the response and plans were put in place to update those by 2018.

Read more on BBC

In 2016, ministers carried out a major cross-government training exercise, called Exercise Cygnus, to see how officials would respond to an outbreak of a new influenza pandemic.

Read more on BBC

There, they imaged the Sun, the moon and the North America nebula, a dim nebula in the constellation Cygnus about 2,590 light years away.

Read more on Science Daily

However, Cygnus Ocean does not have a permit for commercial export of their farmed fish, according to the environmental groups.

Read more on Seattle Times

Mr Hancock said that some of that work on the Exercise Cygnus had been paused because of the need to prepare the country for a no-deal Brexit.

Read more on BBC