Cygnus

American  

[sig-nuhs] / ˈsɪg nəs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Cygni

1. the Swan, a northern constellation southwest of Draco, containing the bright star Deneb.

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Cygnus British  

/ ˈsɪɡnəs /

noun

1. a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole

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Cygnus Scientific  

/ sĭg′nəs /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Lyra. Cygnus (the Swan, or the Northern Cross) contains the bright star Deneb.

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Etymology

Origin of Cygnus

< Latin: swan; cygnet

Example Sentences

At Amsterdam's Cygnus Gymnasium school, a fluorescent yellow sign on the school gates warns pupils streaming in on their bikes: "Attention: from this point on, your phone must be in your locker. Thank you."

From BBC

About 1,000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus, the nebula surrounds a hidden central star buried within a thick blanket of dust, resembling a glowing "yolk" inside a dark "egg white."

From Science Daily

A recent paper in The Astrophysical Journal features the latest results from the Cygnus X-1 observations and reports the most accurate measurement so far of the black hole's hard X-ray polarization.

From Science Daily

Cygnus owns the only ore-processing mill in the area, which makes the asset attractive to its bigger neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal

One event in 2016 called Exercise Cygnus identified worryingly large gaps in the response and plans were put in place to update those by 2018.

From BBC