NORTH STAR: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Matching Terms: | | North Star State
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| Definition: | | [n] the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it |
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| Synonyms: | | polar star, Polaris, polestar |
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| See Also: | | Dipper, Little Bear, Little Dipper, loadstar, lodestar, Ursa Minor, variable, variable star | |
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| Related Terms: | | Aldebaran, Canicula, celestial body, comet, cynosure, daystar, Dog Star, evening star, fixed stars, guiding star, heavenly body, Hesper, Hesperus, living sapphires, lodestar, Lucifer, morning star, orb, Phosphor, Phosphorus, polar star, Polaris, polestar, Sirius, sphere, starry host, stars, Venus, Vesper |
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