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单词 little dipper
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Little Dipper


noun Astronomy.

the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Minor resembling a dipper in outline.
Also called Dipper.

Origin of Little Dipper

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby Little Dipper

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British Dictionary definitions for Little Dipper

Little Dipper

noun

the Little Dipper US and Canadian a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial poleAlso known as: Ursa Minor, the Bear, the Little Bear
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for Little Dipper

Little Dipper
[ lĭtl ]

An asterism composed of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Minor that form the outline of a dipper.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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