Cygnus

[sig-nuh s] /ˈsɪg nəs/

noun, genitive Cygni

[sig-nahy] /ˈsɪg naɪ/ (Show IPA). Astronomy

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

Origin

< Latin: swan; see cygnet

British Dictionary definitions for Cygnus

Cygnus

/ˈsɪɡnəs/

noun (Latin genitive) Cygni (ˈsɪɡnaɪ)

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

Word Origin

Latin: swan; see cygnet

Cygnus in Science

Cygnus

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