Antlia

Meaning

A faint winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".

Synonyms

Air Pump

Translations

Luftpumpe

Machine pneumatique

Antlia

Macchina Pneumatica

Antlia

Antlia

Αντλία

Màquina Pneumàtica

Luchtpomp

Pompa

Antlia

Máquina Neumática

Antlia

Machine Pneumatique

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antlia (“pump for drawing water”), from Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía, “bilge water”).
Originally called Antlia pneumatica (“air pump”) in the 18th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.