Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor

n. A constellation having the shape of a ladle with Polaris at the tip of its handle. Also called Little Bear.

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[Latin : ursa, she-bear, bear, feminine of ursus, bear; see ursine + minor, lesser; see minor.]

Ursa Minor

(ˈɜːsə ˈmaɪnə) n, Latin genitive Ursae Minoris (ˈɜːsiː mɪˈnɔːrɪs) (Astronomy) a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial pole. Also called: the Little Bear, the Bear or the Little Dipper (US and Canadian)[Latin: lesser bear]

Ur•sa Mi•nor

(ˈɜr sə ˈmaɪ nər)

n. gen. Ur•sae Mi•nor•is (ˈɜr si mɪˈnɔr ɪs, -ˈnoʊr-) the Little or Lesser Bear, the northernmost constellation, containing the stars that form the Little Dipper, the outermost of which, at the end of the handle, is Polaris. [1590–1600]

Ursa Minor

A ladle-shaped constellation very near the north celestial pole. It contains the seven stars that form the Little Dipper. Polaris, the North Star, is at the end of the dipper's handle.

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Ursa Minor - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North StarLittle BearLittle Dipper, Dipper - a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is PolarisNorth Star, polar star, Polaris, pole star, polestar - 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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