Cygnus

[sig-nuh s]

noun, genitive Cyg·ni [sig-nahy] /ˈsɪg naɪ/. Astronomy.

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

Origin of Cygnus

< Latin: swan; see cygnet

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Examples from the Web for cygnus

Contemporary Examples of cygnus

The temperature of Cygnus X-1 from Hawking radiation is roughly a billionth of a degree above absolute zero.
Black Holes Exist. So Does Bad Science
Matthew R. Francis
September 28, 2014
Lower-mass black holes, such as Cygnus X-1, are the remnants of very massive stars; those are a story for another day.
Black Hole Pair Caught in Feeding Frenzy
Matthew R. Francis
April 27, 2014

Historical Examples of cygnus

At midnight Scorpius and Cygnus are ready to claim the attention.
A Field Book of the Stars
William Tyler Olcott
"Sure, Cygnus," he muttered, and closed his eyes and dropped off to sleep.
Master of None
Lloyd Neil Goble
Cygnus, who was a poet, celebrated the death of his friend in verse, from whence the fable.
The Lusiad
Lus de Cames
I was looking at that ring in the constellation of Cygnus, being drawn there with persistence by some irresistible instinct.
Lumen
Camille Flammarion
In 1876 a temporary star appeared in the constellation Cygnus, and attained at one time the brightness of the second magnitude.
Curiosities of the Sky
Garrett Serviss

British Dictionary definitions for cygnus

Cygnus

noun Latin genitive Cygni (ˈsɪɡnaɪ)

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

Word Origin for Cygnus

Latin: swan; see cygnet

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cygnus in Science

Cygnus

[sĭg′nəs]

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