HyperDic: pollux

English > 1 sense of the word Pollux:
NOUNobjectPolluxthe brightest star in Gemini
Pollux > pronunciation
Soundspaa'lahks
RhymesBenelux ... Wessex: 20 rhymes with ahks...
English > Pollux: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor.
Instance ofstar(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
Member ofGeminiA zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic

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