septentriō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- north noun The direction to the left when facing the sunrise; one of the four cardinal directions.
Senses
septentriō is used for these senses in English:
- Big Dipper (constellation, especially, US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart, and a part of the constellation Ursa Major which includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. [from 1845] The other stars comprising it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda.
- north wind A wind blowing from the north.
north — full definition
- noun The direction to the left when facing the sunrise; one of the four cardinal directions.
- adjective Situated in or facing the north; northern.
- adverb Toward the north.