英语词汇“pyxis nautica”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. Astronomy. With capital initial. (The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, lying in the Milky Way between Vela and Puppis; the Mariner's Compass; more fully Pyxis Nautica (now historical). Also (in form Pyxidis) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Pyx (without point).The constellation was originally part of Argo, along with the constellations Carina, Puppis, and Vela.

ΘΚΠ

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

Pyxis Nautica1774

Malus1845

the Mast1883

Pyx1922

1774 S. Dunn New & Gen. Introd. Pract. Astron. 67 (table) Stars of the Southern Hemisphere... η 3 Centaurus..α 3 Pyxis..α 3 Lupus [etc.].

1786 J. Anderson Inst. Physics (ed. 4) 364 There are sixty-five Southern Constellations, to wit... Coma Pictoris, Pyxis Nautica, Antlia Pneumatica, [etc.].

1828 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 118 131 (table) A pretty large cluster of small stars resembling faint nebula, general figure round, south preceding 2 Pyxidis.

1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 177/2 Pyxis nautica (the Mariner's Compass), a southern constellation of Lacaille, placed in Argo.

1978 R. Burnham Burnham's Celestial Handbk. III. 1522 Although several other recurrent novae are now known, T Pyxidis still displays several unique features.

1981 I. Ridpath Young Astronomer's Handbk. 143/1 An unimportant constellation..representing the compass of the ship Argo Navis. Lacaille described the constellation under the name Pyxis Nautica, the mariner's compass.

1988 New Scientist 16 June 40/1 This is 7000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Pyxis.

单词	pyxis nautica
释义	> as lemmas Pyxis Nautica b. Astronomy. With capital initial. (The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, lying in the Milky Way between Vela and Puppis; the Mariner's Compass; more fully Pyxis Nautica (now historical). Also (in form Pyxidis) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Pyx (without point).The constellation was originally part of Argo, along with the constellations Carina, Puppis, and Vela. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Pyxis Pyxis Nautica1774 Malus1845 the Mast1883 Pyx1922 1774 S. Dunn New & Gen. Introd. Pract. Astron. 67 (table) Stars of the Southern Hemisphere... η 3 Centaurus..α 3 Pyxis..α 3 Lupus [etc.]. 1786 J. Anderson Inst. Physics (ed. 4) 364 There are sixty-five Southern Constellations, to wit... Coma Pictoris, Pyxis Nautica, Antlia Pneumatica, [etc.]. 1828 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 118 131 (table) A pretty large cluster of small stars resembling faint nebula, general figure round, south preceding 2 Pyxidis. 1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 177/2 Pyxis nautica (the Mariner's Compass), a southern constellation of Lacaille, placed in Argo. 1978 R. Burnham Burnham's Celestial Handbk. III. 1522 Although several other recurrent novae are now known, T Pyxidis still displays several unique features. 1981 I. Ridpath Young Astronomer's Handbk. 143/1 An unimportant constellation..representing the compass of the ship Argo Navis. Lacaille described the constellation under the name Pyxis Nautica, the mariner's compass. 1988 New Scientist 16 June 40/1 This is 7000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Pyxis. extracted from pyxisn. < as lemmas
随便看	θ10270 θ102700 θ102701 θ102702 θ102703 θ102704 θ102705 θ102706 θ102707 θ102708 θ10271 θ102710 θ102711 θ102712 θ102713 θ102714 θ102715 θ102716 θ102717 θ102718 θ102719 θ10272 θ102720 θ102721 θ102722

> as lemmas