Triangulum Australe

proper noun

A winter constellation of the southern sky, which has three bright stars that form a triangle. It lies north of the constellation Apus, between Ara and Circinus.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA winter constellation of the southern sky, which has three bright stars that form a triangle. It lies north of the constellation Apus, between Ara and Circinus.

Origin

  1. Latintriangulum“triangle”
  2. EnglishTriangulum Australe

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin triangulum (“triangle”) + australe (“southern”).

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Translations

Arabic الْمُثَلَّث الْجَنُوبِيّ
  • الْمُثَلَّث الْجَنُوبِيّ (al-muṯallaṯ al-janūbiyy)constellation
Chinese Mandarin 南三角座
  • 南三角座 (Nánsānjiǎozuò)constellation
Dutch Zuiderdriehoek
  • Zuiderdriehoekconstellation
Esperanto Suda Triangulo
  • Suda Trianguloconstellation
Finnish Etelän kolmio
  • Etelän kolmioconstellation
French Triangle austral
  • Triangle australconstellation
German Südliches Dreieck
  • Südliches Dreieckconstellation
Greek Νότιον Τρίγωνον
  • Νότιον Τρίγωνον (Nótion Trígonon)constellation
Irish Triantán an Deiscirt
  • Triantán an Deiscirtconstellation
Italian Triangolo Australe
  • Triangolo Australeconstellation
Malay Segi Tiga Selatan
  • Segi Tiga Selatanconstellation
Polish Trójkąt Południowy
  • Trójkąt Południowyconstellation
Russian Южный Треугольник
  • Южный Треугольник (Južnyj Treugolʹnik)constellation
Spanish Triangulum Australe
  • Triangulum Australeconstellation
Cite this entry
APA

Triangulum Australe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triangulum%20Australe

MLA

“Triangulum Australe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triangulum%20Australe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Triangulum Australe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triangulum%20Australe.

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