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proper noun
- (constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never offically part of that constellation.
Translations: - French: Boussole
- German: Schiffskompass
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: Bríºjula
(trans-bottom)
Etymology: Named by the French astronomer w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica "Nautical compass". From pyxisLatin, pyxis, a "little box"
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noun (pyxides)
- A small box
- (botany): A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit; a pyxidium
- A nautical compass
Translations: Etymology: From Latin, pyxis, a "small box"
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