North star Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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
pole star; Polaris; polestar; polar star.
WordNet
Definitions
- the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star α (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1° 25', and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also
Cynosura ,polestar , and by astronomers,Polaris .
