Circinus

== English == === Etymology === Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin circinus (“a pair of compasses”) === Proper noun === Circinus (astronomy) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe. ==== Derived terms ==== Circini ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Proper noun === Circinus ? (astronomy) Circinus (a small constellation of the southern winter sky)