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Поля́рная звезда́ — meaning in English

Polyarnaya zvezda

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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

Поля́рная звезда́ 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.
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