Get to know Fornax better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like constellation.
Fornax in a sentence
Fornax meaning
- A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
- A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.
- The Roman goddess of ovens.
Synonyms of Fornax
Using Fornax
- The main meaning on this page is: A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus. | A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax. | The Roman goddess of ovens.
- Useful related words include: constellation.
Context around Fornax
- Average sentence length in these examples: 12.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fornax
- In this selection, "fornax" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 12.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, history, constellation and chemica stand out and add context to how "fornax" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include fornax is one and history fornax chemica can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fornax" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fornax
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fornax is one of the 88 modern constellations. (8 words)
Notable features The constellation Fornax as it can be seen by the naked eye. (14 words)
History Fornax Chemica can be seen below Cetus in this card from Urania's Mirror (1825). (16 words)
History Fornax Chemica can be seen below Cetus in this card from Urania's Mirror (1825). (16 words)
Notable features The constellation Fornax as it can be seen by the naked eye. (14 words)
Fornax is one of the 88 modern constellations. (8 words)
Example sentences (3)
Fornax is one of the 88 modern constellations.
History Fornax Chemica can be seen below Cetus in this card from Urania's Mirror (1825).
Notable features The constellation Fornax as it can be seen by the naked eye.