Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus.

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  • proper noun astronomy A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chisel.

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  • noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin caelum, sculptor's chisel; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]

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Named in the 17th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. From Latin caelum ("a chisel")

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Examples

  • In one of those distant and deep parts of space is a hidden and beautiful constellation called Caelum.

    The Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 2010

  • In one of those distant and deep parts of space is a hidden and beautiful constellation called Caelum.

    The Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 2010

  • He is fascinated with Steampunk, Clockpunk, and all things similar, and began to work on the universe for Caelum, where Giskard is set, after shelving his early comic project.

    Noah Farlee's Giskard the Genius Heather McDougal 2008

  • So far, Giskard the Genius is the only complete Caelum story.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Heather McDougal 2008

  • It's actually possible to walk from the north pole to the south pole on Caelum, but travelling over the Vertiginous Ocean is a much more efficient route between the east andwest, provided you can find a safe means of travel.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Heather McDougal 2008

  • Ironfoundland is an industrial country about the size of the Louisiana Purchase (a strange comparison, but I didn't realize the near perfect correlation until later), and it's where most of the Caelum stories are set.

    Noah Farlee's Giskard the Genius Heather McDougal 2008

  • The fictional universe for this this story is a planet called Caelum (Hooray Latin!).

    Archive 2008-01-01 Heather McDougal 2008

  • The fictional universe for this this story is a planet called Caelum (Hooray Latin!).

    Noah Farlee's Giskard the Genius Heather McDougal 2008

  • There are a million things which have influenced him but the thing that strikes me about Giskard, and what I've seen of the rest of his Caelum series, is that they are fundamentally original, humorous, and completely creative.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Heather McDougal 2008

  • There are a million things which have influenced him but the thing that strikes me about Giskard, and what I've seen of the rest of his Caelum series, is that they are fundamentally original, humorous, and completely creative.

    Noah Farlee's Giskard the Genius Heather McDougal 2008

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