Meanings
proper noun
- astronomyA summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chisel.
Origin
- Latincaelum“a chisel”
- EnglishCaelum
From Latin caelum (“a chisel”). Named in the 17th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Burí
- Buríconstellation
Chinese Mandarin 雕具座
- 雕具座 (Diāojùzuò)constellation
Esperanto Ĉizilo
- Ĉiziloconstellation
Finnish Veistotaltta
- Veistotalttaconstellation
French Burin
- Burinconstellation
German Grabstichel
- Grabstichelconstellation
Hindi छेनी तारामंडल
- छेनी तारामंडल (chenī tārāmaṇḍal)constellation
Hungarian Véső
- Vésőconstellation
Irish an Siséal
- an Siséalconstellation
Japanese 彫刻具座, ちょうこくぐ座
- 彫刻具座 (Chōkokuguza)constellation
- ちょうこくぐ座 (Chōkokuguza)constellation
Korean 조각칼자리
- 조각칼자리 (Jogak'kaljari)constellation
Malay Pahat Ukir
- Pahat Ukirconstellation
Polish Rylec
- Rylecconstellation
Russian Резе́ц
- Резе́ц (Rezéc)constellation
Spanish Caelum, Cincel
- Caelumconstellation
- Cincelconstellation
- Burilconstellation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Caelum
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Cite this entry
APA
Caelum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caelum
MLA
“Caelum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caelum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caelum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caelum.
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