English > polar star: 1 sense > noun 1, object| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | Polaris, North Star, pole star, polestar |
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| Instance of | lodestar, loadstar | Guiding star |
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| variable star, variable | A star that varies noticeably in brightness |
| Member of | Little Bear, Ursa Minor | A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star |
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| Little Dipper, Dipper | A cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor |
| Spanish | estrella polar, Polaris |
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| Catalan | estel polar, estrella polar |
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