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Polaris

Polaris Meaning & Definition
Polaris Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Polaris?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Polaris: North Star | polar star | polestar

Related Terms | Find terms related to Polaris: 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 | North Star | orb | Phosphor | Phosphorus | polar star | polestar | Sirius | sphere | starry host | stars | Venus | Vesper

See Also | Dipper | Little Bear | Little Dipper | loadstar | lodestar | Ursa Minor | variable | variable star

Polaris In Webster's Dictionary

\Po*la"ris\, n. [NL. See {Polar}.] (Astron.) The polestar. See {North star}, under {North}.

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