"Crux" meaning in English

See Crux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɹʌks/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-crux.ogg , en-au-crux.ogg
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin crux (“a cross”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|crux|t=a cross}} Learned borrowing from Latin crux (“a cross”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Crux
  1. (astronomy) A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania. Wikipedia link: Crux Categories (topical): Constellations Synonyms: Southern Cross Derived forms: Acrux, Becrux, Cru, Crucis, Gacrux

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