Polarstern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Polaris noun The North Star, a bright star located almost directly above the North Pole and long used for navigation.
Senses
Polarstern is used for these senses in English:
- North Star (astronomy) The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
- Polaris (star) α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.
- pole star (star) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.
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