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Fornax

Definition: Fornax

Fornax

Noun

1. A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Fornax" is a common misspelling or typo for: borax, foray, formal, format, formed, former, formic, furan.


Specialty Definitions: Fornax

DomainDefinitions

Aerospace

See constellation.Abbreviation For, Forn. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Fornax

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Fornax ("oven"), in Roman mythology, was the goddess of bread and baking.

Fornax (the furnace) is a southern constellation which was first introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille under the name Fornax Chemica (the chemical furnace).

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fornax."

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Crosswords: Fornax

English words defined with "Fornax": Eridanus. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Fornax": For, Forn, Forn. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Fornax" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (furnace, kiln, oven).

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Photo Album: Fornax

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Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptoris, Fornax Chemica, and Machina Electrica / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fornax

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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constellation fornax

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Bible Trace: Fornax

LanguageDateSourceDaniel Chapter 3, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEpeidh to prostagma tou basilewV hpeigen kai h kaminoV exekauqh uper to proteron eptaplasiwV kai oi andreV oi proceirisqenteV sumpodisanteV autouV kai prosagagonteV th kaminw enebalosan eiV authn
Latin405VulgateNam iussio regis urguebat fornax autem succensa erat nimis porro viros illos qui miserant Sedrac Misac et Abdenago interfecit flamma ignis
Middle English1395WyclifFor whi the comaundyng of the kyng constreynide. Forsothe the fourneys was tendid ful miche; forsothe flawme of the fijre slewy tho men, that senten Sydrac, Mysac, and Abdenago in to the fourneyse.
Jacobean English1611King JamesTherefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Victorian English1833WebsterTherefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire killed those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd because the king's order was not to be put on one side, and the heat of the fire was so great, the men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego were burned to death by the flame of the fire.

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Matched Bible Translations: Fornax

LanguageDaniel Chapter 3, Verse 22
CebuanoBusa tungod sa pagkadinalian sa sugo sa hari, ug ang hudno mainit uyamut, ang siga sa kalayo nakamatay niadtong mga tawo nga nagsakwat kang Sadrach, kang Mesach, ug kang Abed-nego.
CroatianKako kraljeva zapovijed bijaše žurna a peæ preko mjere užarena, plamen ubi ljude koji su bacali adraka, Mešaka i Abed Nega.
DanishOg eftersom Kongens Bud var skarpt og Ovnen ophedet til Overmål, brændte Luen de Mænd ihjel, som bragte Sjadrak, Mesjak og Abed-Nego op på Ovnen,
DutchDaarom dan, dewijl het woord des konings aandreef, en de oven zeer heet was, zo hebben de vonken des vuurs die mannen, die Sadrach, Mesach en Abed-nego opgeheven hadden, gedood.
FinnishKoska nyt kuninkaan sana oli niin ankara ja pätsi niin kovin kuumennettu, tappoi tulen liekki ne miehet, jotka veivät ylös Sadrakin, Meesakin ja Abednegon.
FrenchComme l`ordre du roi était sévère, et que la fournaise était extraordinairement chauffée, la flamme tua les hommes qui y avaient jeté Schadrac, Méschac et Abed Nego.
Germandenn des Königs Gebot mußte man eilends tun. Und man schürte das Feuer im Ofen so sehr, daß die Männer, so den Sadrach, Mesach und Abed-Nego hinaufbrachten, verdarben von des Feuers Flammen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKarena perintah raja itu begitu keras, maka perapian itu telah dipanaskan dengan luar biasa sehingga nyala api membakar mati orang-orang yang mengangkat Sadrakh, Mesakh dan Abednego ke dekat perapian.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka tegal titah baginda sangat keras dan dapurpun sudah dihangatkan amat sangat, sebab itu segala orang yang sudah mengangkat Saderakh dan Mesakh dan Abed-nego itu dibunuh oleh nyala api itu.
ItalianMa quegli uomini, che dietro il severo comando del re avevano acceso al massimo la fornace per gettarvi Sadr ch, Mes ch e Abdènego, rimasero uccisi dalle fiamme,
MaoriNa reira, i te akiaki rawa o te whakahau a te kingi, i te nui rawa hoki o te hana o te ahi, mate iho i te mura o te ahi nga tangata nana i kawe a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko.
NorwegianSåsom nu kongens ord var så strengt, og ovnen var blitt så overmåte sterkt ophetet, drepte ildsluen de menn som hadde ført Sadrak, Mesak og Abed-Nego dit op.
PortugueseOra, tão urgente era a ordem do rei e a fornalha estava tão quente, que a chama do fogo matou os homens que carregaram a Sadraque, Mesaque e Abednego.   
RumanianFiindcq porunca kmpqratului era asprq wi cuptorul era neobicinuit de kncqlzit, flacqra a ucis pe toyi oamenii, cari aruncaserq kn el pe Wadrac, Mewac wi Abed-Nego.
SwedishMen eftersom konungens befallning hade varit så sträng, och ugnen därför hade blivit så övermåttan starkt upphettad, blevo de män som förde Sadrak, Mesak och Abed-Nego ditupp själva dödade av eldslågorna,

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Anagrams: Fornax

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-f-n-o-r-x"

-2 letters: axon, fano, faro, fora, roan.

-3 letters: arf, fan, far, fax, fon, for, fox, fro, nor, oaf, oar, ora, ran, rax.

-4 letters: an, ar, ax, fa, na, no, of, on, or, ox.

 Words containing the letters "a-f-n-o-r-x"
 

+3 letters: xenograft.

 

+4 letters: xenografts.

 

+5 letters: transfixion.

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Alternative Orthography: Fornax


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 6F 72 6E 61 78

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01101111 01110010 01101110 01100001 01111000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#111 &#114 &#110 &#97 &#120

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 006F 0072 006E 0061 0078

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

408184806790

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Images: Photo Album
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Bible Trace
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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