Cygnus
Americannoun
genitive
Cygninoun
Etymology
Origin of Cygnus
< Latin: swan; cygnet
Example Sentences
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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.
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
In 2016, ministers carried out a major cross-government training exercise, called Exercise Cygnus, to see how officials would respond to an outbreak of a new influenza pandemic.
From BBC
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