North Star

North Star

n. See Polaris.

North Star

n (Celestial Objects) the North Star another name for Polaris¹

Po•lar•is

(poʊˈlɛər ɪs, -ˈlær-, pə-)

n. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper. [1955–60; short for Medieval Latin stella polāris polar star]

North Star

See Polaris.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

North Star - the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward itpolar star, Polaris, pole star, polestarLittle Bear, Ursa Minor - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North StarLittle Dipper, Dipper - a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

North Star

noun Pole Star, Polaris, lodestar I could see the Bear and had identified the North Star.

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