北極星 — meaning in English

English meaning

• lodestar noun A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
• Polaris noun The North Star, a bright star located almost directly above the North Pole and long used for navigation.

Senses

北極星 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.
• lodestar A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.

lodestar — full definition

1. noun A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
2. noun A guiding tenet or principle.
3. noun A calculated amount to award as attorney's fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of hours spent working on a case by the reasonable hourly billing rate.

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