Polluxn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒləks/, U.S.

/ˈpɑləks/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pollux.

Etymology: < Pollux (classical Latin Pollūx, earlier Pollūcēs, ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης), the name of one of the twin sons of Tyndarus and Leda.With sense 1a compare Italian Polluce (a1338 (in Boccaccio) in nelle braccia di Castore et di Polluce ‘in the arms of Castor and Pollux’, as an indication of astrological position in the house of Gemini). The use in quot. 1702 at sense 1b ultimately goes back to Pliny Nat. Hist. 2. 101, which, however, reads: Polluci ac Castori id numen adsignant ‘they attribute this supernatural phenomenon to Pollux and Castor’. Compare Helena n. With sense 2 compare the following early allusion to the stellification of the Greek hero:c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame 1003 How goddes gonne stellifye Bridd, fissh, best, or him or here, As the Raven, or eyther Bere, Or Arionis harpe fyn, Castor, Pollux, or Delphyn. In sense 3 after German Pollux (see pollucite n.).

1. Castor and Pollux.

†a. The zodiacal sign of Gemini. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1450 J. Capgrave Solace of Pilgrims (Bodl. 423) (1911) 35 Ther wer also apperyng þere þe signes super celestial..As in januari be þe signe þei clepe aquari..in april be þe bul, in may be þe too twynnes castor & pollux.

1587 T. Thomas Dict. Latinae et Anglicanae at Geminus Gemini,..two twins or children borne at one time. Also a signe in heaven called Castor and Pollux.

b. (The type of) two persons or things always found together.In quot. 1526 as the name or sign of a ship, an example of the characteristic use of Castor and Pollux as sacred symbols: see Oxford Classical Dictionary (ed. 3, 1996) at Dioscuri.

ΚΠ

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxviii. 11 A ship of Alexandry, which had wyntred in the Yle, whose badge was Castor and Pollux [Gk. παρασήμῳ Διοσκούριος, L. cui erat insigne Castorum, 1611 King James whose sign was Castor and Pollux].

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 36 Truth and peace are the Castor and Pollux of the Gospel.

1702 tr. J. Ozanam Math. Dict. Helena, a sort of Light or Fire that sometimes appears about the Masts and Yards of Ships; when it is double they call it Castor and Pollux.

1849 H. Melville Redburn liii. 337 Are not our thumbs twins? A regular Castor and Pollux?

a1867 F.-G. Halleck Poet. Writings (1869) 272 Together we'll range through the regions of mirth,..The Castor and Pollux of quizzers.

1903 Times 25 Sept. 8/3 These two old 8in. howitzers (Castor and Pollux somebody named them) went on pounding away.

2003 Scotsman (Nexis) 5 Feb. 14 On the economy, as on the war, Labour's Castor and Pollux stand or fall together.

2. Astronomy. The first-magnitude star β Geminorum, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini. Cf. Castor n.³

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > star > kind of star > giant > [noun] > Pollux

Pollux1593

1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica 159 Her browes arches and vautes of Ebenus: her eies twinckling starres like Castor and Pollux.

1702 H. Curson Theory of Sci. Illustr. 350 In Gemini are 4 Stars, 1 of which is on the North Head of the Twins called Castor, another in the South Pollux, 1 on the right foot of Castor, t'other on the left of Pollux.

1717 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 432 This latter with some Interruptions was extended between Castor and Pollux, very far into the West.

1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 324 Above Procyon, and towards the Zenith, Castor and Pollux point out the Twins.

1893 J. E. Gore Visible Universe xii. 205 For Pollux (β Geminorum) Dr. Elkin finds a parallax about the same as that of α Cephei.

1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 75/2 The two most conspicuous stars in Gemini are Castor and Pollux, Castor being above Pollux.

1994 Daily Tel. 31 May 22/6 Venus..will be seen below the Twins Castor and Pollux, and on the 13th it will be in a straight line with them.

3. Mineralogy. = pollucite n. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > miscellaneous silicates > [noun] > of aluminium and caesium

Pollux1847

pollucite1868

1847 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 53 430 Pollux resembles castor in crystallographic and physical characteristics.

1867 Sci. Amer. 16 Mar. 169/3 A sample of lepidolite from Maine, yielded 24 per cent, and a rare mineral called pollux has yielded 32 per cent of cæsium.

1916 Sci. Monthly Sept. 242 In 1846, Plattner analyzed the mineral pollux, but could not get the constituents as found by his analysis to add up to one hundred per cent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pollux
释义	Polluxn. Brit. /ˈpɒləks/, U.S. /ˈpɑləks/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pollux. Etymology: < Pollux (classical Latin Pollūx, earlier Pollūcēs, ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης), the name of one of the twin sons of Tyndarus and Leda.With sense 1a compare Italian Polluce (a1338 (in Boccaccio) in nelle braccia di Castore et di Polluce ‘in the arms of Castor and Pollux’, as an indication of astrological position in the house of Gemini). The use in quot. 1702 at sense 1b ultimately goes back to Pliny Nat. Hist. 2. 101, which, however, reads: Polluci ac Castori id numen adsignant ‘they attribute this supernatural phenomenon to Pollux and Castor’. Compare Helena n. With sense 2 compare the following early allusion to the stellification of the Greek hero:c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame 1003 How goddes gonne stellifye Bridd, fissh, best, or him or here, As the Raven, or eyther Bere, Or Arionis harpe fyn, Castor, Pollux, or Delphyn. In sense 3 after German Pollux (see pollucite n.). 1. Castor and Pollux. †a. The zodiacal sign of Gemini. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1450 J. Capgrave Solace of Pilgrims (Bodl. 423) (1911) 35 Ther wer also apperyng þere þe signes super celestial..As in januari be þe signe þei clepe aquari..in april be þe bul, in may be þe too twynnes castor & pollux. 1587 T. Thomas Dict. Latinae et Anglicanae at Geminus Gemini,..two twins or children borne at one time. Also a signe in heaven called Castor and Pollux. b. (The type of) two persons or things always found together.In quot. 1526 as the name or sign of a ship, an example of the characteristic use of Castor and Pollux as sacred symbols: see Oxford Classical Dictionary (ed. 3, 1996) at Dioscuri. ΚΠ 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxviii. 11 A ship of Alexandry, which had wyntred in the Yle, whose badge was Castor and Pollux [Gk. παρασήμῳ Διοσκούριος, L. cui erat insigne Castorum, 1611 King James whose sign was Castor and Pollux]. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 36 Truth and peace are the Castor and Pollux of the Gospel. 1702 tr. J. Ozanam Math. Dict. Helena, a sort of Light or Fire that sometimes appears about the Masts and Yards of Ships; when it is double they call it Castor and Pollux. 1849 H. Melville Redburn liii. 337 Are not our thumbs twins? A regular Castor and Pollux? a1867 F.-G. Halleck Poet. Writings (1869) 272 Together we'll range through the regions of mirth,..The Castor and Pollux of quizzers. 1903 Times 25 Sept. 8/3 These two old 8in. howitzers (Castor and Pollux somebody named them) went on pounding away. 2003 Scotsman (Nexis) 5 Feb. 14 On the economy, as on the war, Labour's Castor and Pollux stand or fall together. 2. Astronomy. The first-magnitude star β Geminorum, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini. Cf. Castor n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > kind of star > giant > [noun] > Pollux Pollux1593 1593 J. Eliot Ortho-epia Gallica 159 Her browes arches and vautes of Ebenus: her eies twinckling starres like Castor and Pollux. 1702 H. Curson Theory of Sci. Illustr. 350 In Gemini are 4 Stars, 1 of which is on the North Head of the Twins called Castor, another in the South Pollux, 1 on the right foot of Castor, t'other on the left of Pollux. 1717 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 432 This latter with some Interruptions was extended between Castor and Pollux, very far into the West. 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 324 Above Procyon, and towards the Zenith, Castor and Pollux point out the Twins. 1893 J. E. Gore Visible Universe xii. 205 For Pollux (β Geminorum) Dr. Elkin finds a parallax about the same as that of α Cephei. 1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 75/2 The two most conspicuous stars in Gemini are Castor and Pollux, Castor being above Pollux. 1994 Daily Tel. 31 May 22/6 Venus..will be seen below the Twins Castor and Pollux, and on the 13th it will be in a straight line with them. 3. Mineralogy. = pollucite n. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > miscellaneous silicates > [noun] > of aluminium and caesium Pollux1847 pollucite1868 1847 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 53 430 Pollux resembles castor in crystallographic and physical characteristics. 1867 Sci. Amer. 16 Mar. 169/3 A sample of lepidolite from Maine, yielded 24 per cent, and a rare mineral called pollux has yielded 32 per cent of cæsium. 1916 Sci. Monthly Sept. 242 In 1846, Plattner analyzed the mineral pollux, but could not get the constituents as found by his analysis to add up to one hundred per cent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450
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