Norma
WordNet
noun
(1) A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as , or as a feminine form of Norman
Proper noun
- .
- 1966 Agatha Christie, Third Girl, page 6:
- I wish I could remember that girl's Christian name. Something connected with a song...Thora? Speak to me, Thora, Thora, Thora. Something like that, or Myra? Myra, oh Myra my love is all for thee... Norma? Or do I mean Maritana? Norma - Norma Restarick. That's right, I'm sure.
- 1966 Agatha Christie, Third Girl, page 6:
Etymology 2
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From .
Proper noun
- An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.