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circinus

 

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Noun circinus has 1 sense
  1. Circinus - a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe
    --1 is a kind of
    constellation

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Circinus

Noun: Circinus is a constellation in the southern sky, representing a pair of drawing compasses.

Example sentence: "The stunning Circinus constellation is easily visible in the southern hemisphere."

Noun: In mathematics, a circinus is a geometric figure resembling a pair of compasses used for drawing circles.

Example sentence: "The student used a circinus to draw a perfect circle on the paper."

Adjective: Circinus refers to anything related to the Circinus constellation or associated with a pair of compasses.

Example sentence: "He studied the circinus measurements of the celestial objects for his astronomy project."

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