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Polar star   /pˈoʊlər stɑr/   Listen
Polar star

noun
1.
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: North Star, Polaris, pole star, polestar.






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"Polar star" Quotes from Famous Books



... walks, during which he incessantly asked for information. For the science of astronomy he evinced an early taste. When a very little boy, I began to teach him the names and positions of the principal constellations, the revolutions of the earth on its axis, and the fixity of the polar star. I believe we were the first to notice a comet in 1845, which was only a short time visible here, having a south declination, and which we afterwards knew to have been a fine object ...
— Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia • William John Wills



Words linked to "Polar star" :   North Star, dipper, variable star, lodestar, Little Dipper, Polaris, loadstar, polestar, Little Bear, Ursa Minor, variable



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