NOUN | object | lodestar, loadstar | guiding star |
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cognition | lodestar, loadstar | something that serves as a model or guide |
Sounds | low'dstaa.r | |
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Rhymes | Adar ... Zanzibar: 81 rhymes with aar... |
Meaning | Guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy. | |
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Synonym | loadstar | |
Instances | Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar | The brightest star in Ursa Minor |
Broader | star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
Spanish | estrella guía | |
Catalan | estel guia |
Meaning | Something that serves as a model or guide. | |
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Synonym | loadstar | |
Broader | model, example | A representative form or pattern |
Spanish | norte | |
Catalan | nord |
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