Pavon.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːvəʊ/,

/ˈpavəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑvoʊ/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Pavo.

β. (In Latin genitive form) 1800s– Pavonis Brit. /pəˈvəʊnɪs/, U.S. /pəˈvoʊnəs/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pavo.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Pavo < classical Latin pāvō peacock (see pawn n.²); adopted as the name of the constellation by Johann Bayer in Uranometria (1603) sig. Aaa.The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin.

Astronomy.

(The name of) a constellation of the southern hemisphere, between Octans and Sagittarius; the Peacock. Also (in form Pavonis) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Pav (without point).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Pavo

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Pavo1728

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Constellation The Stars on the South Side of the Zodiack, were distributed into fifteen Constellations..To which have been since added twelve others; viz. Phœnix, Grus, Indus, Pavo.., and Xiphias.

1797 S. Vince Compl. Syst. Astron. 504 The New Southern Constellations... Pavo. The Peacock.

1869 E. Dunkin Midnight Sky 114 Alpha Pavonis and Alpha Gruis are of the second magnitude.

1964 D. H. Menzel Field Guide Stars & Planets iii. 105 A line from the foot of Sagittarius through Pavo..points directly to the south celestial pole.

1990 P. S. Harrington Touring Universe through Binoculars vii. 196 Lambda Pavonis is one of the brightest irregular variables in the entire sky.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pavo
释义	Pavon. Brit. /ˈpɑːvəʊ/, /ˈpavəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpɑvoʊ/ Forms: α. 1700s– Pavo. β. (In Latin genitive form) 1800s– Pavonis Brit. /pəˈvəʊnɪs/, U.S. /pəˈvoʊnəs/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pavo. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Pavo < classical Latin pāvō peacock (see pawn n.²); adopted as the name of the constellation by Johann Bayer in Uranometria (1603) sig. Aaa.The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin. Astronomy. (The name of) a constellation of the southern hemisphere, between Octans and Sagittarius; the Peacock. Also (in form Pavonis) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Pav (without point). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Pavo peacock1659 Pavo1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Constellation The Stars on the South Side of the Zodiack, were distributed into fifteen Constellations..To which have been since added twelve others; viz. Phœnix, Grus, Indus, Pavo.., and Xiphias. 1797 S. Vince Compl. Syst. Astron. 504 The New Southern Constellations... Pavo. The Peacock. 1869 E. Dunkin Midnight Sky 114 Alpha Pavonis and Alpha Gruis are of the second magnitude. 1964 D. H. Menzel Field Guide Stars & Planets iii. 105 A line from the foot of Sagittarius through Pavo..points directly to the south celestial pole. 1990 P. S. Harrington Touring Universe through Binoculars vii. 196 Lambda Pavonis is one of the brightest irregular variables in the entire sky. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728
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