Astronomy. = sense 2.
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| 释义 | the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Major (24) Ursac888 Astronomy. = sense 2. Arcturusc1374 The brightest star in the constellation Bootes; formerly, also, the whole constellation, and sometimes the Great Bear itself. beara1398 (The English names of) either of two northern circumpolar constellations, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Usually with distinguishing word (see Great Bear… Ursa Major1398 Ursa Major. Astronomy. The northern constellation also called the Great Bear. ploughc1425 Astronomy. With the. (The name of) a distinctive group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major. Also: the constellation itself. Septentrionc1425 In singular. The prominent group of seven stars known as the Plough (also Charles’s Wain; the Big Dipper) in the northern constellation Ursa Major… seven starsc1425 Either of two distinctive groupings of seven bright stars, one in the constellation Ursa Major, known as the Plough or Big Dipper (plough, n.1 4)… Great Bear1555 With the. (The English name of) the northern constellation Ursa Major, which contains the Plough (Big Dipper). Cf. Ursa, n. 2a. plough star1558 Originally: the brightest star (Dubhe) in the most readily identifiable part of the constellation Ursa Major, which corresponds to the coulter when… Helice1596 A poetical appellation of the constellation Ursa Major. polar bear1648 Astronomy. With capital initial. The northern constellation Ursa Major; the Great Bear. Obsolete. dipper1842 The popular name in the United States for the configuration of seven bright stars in Ursa Major (called in Britain ‘the Plough’, or ‘Charles's… Big Dipper1856 North American. Astronomy. The name of a distinctive formation of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major. Cf. earlier dipper, n. 5b. Subcategories:— Charles's Wain (8) — pointers (3) |
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