Triangulum Australe

[ trahy-ang-gyuh-luhm aw-strey-lee ]

/ traɪˈæŋ gyə ləm ɔˈstreɪ li /

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noun, genitive Tri·an·gu·li Aus·tra·lis

[trahy-ang-gyuh-lahy aw-strey-lis]. /traɪˈæŋ gyəˌlaɪ ɔˈstreɪ lɪs/. Astronomy.

the Southern Triangle, a southern constellation between Pavo and Circinus.

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Origin of Triangulum Australe

From New Latin

Words nearby Triangulum Australe

triangular trade, triangulate, triangulation, triangulation station, Triangulum, Triangulum Australe, triannual, triapsidal, triarchy, triaryl, triarylmethane dye

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How to use Triangulum Australe in a sentence

The results of this undertaking were most successful, and were given in his Coelum australe stelligerum, etc., published in 1763.
A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
We veered south, toward the Mare Australe, and followed the edge of the desert.
Valley of Dreams|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
The other portions were called the latus sinistrum and dextrum, or Septentrionale et Australe.
Rites and Ritual|Philip Freeman
He called his book La Terre Australe connue; c'est a dire, la description de ce pays inconnu jusqu'ici.
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders|Ernest Scott

Al trigon, insecto sedente, cum corpore triangulum subhorizontale efficientes, superiores margine externo recto.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume II|William Swainson

British Dictionary definitions for Triangulum Australe

Triangulum Australe

/ (ɒˈstreɪlɪ) /

noun Latin genitive Trianguli Australis (ɒˈstreɪlɪs)

a small bright triangular constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Ara and the Southern Cross, that contains an open star cluster

Word Origin for Triangulum Australe

New Latin: southern triangle

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