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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Po•lar•is (pō lâr′is, -lar′-, pə-),USA pronunciation n. - Astronomythe polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- a two-stage U.S. ballistic missile, usually fired from a submerged submarine.
- short for Medieval Latin stella polāris polar star 1955–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Polaris /pəˈlɑːrɪs/ n
Also called: the Pole Star, the North Star the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, situated slightly less than 1° from the north celestial pole. It is a Cepheid variable, with a period of four days. Visual magnitude: 2.08–2.17; spectral type: F8Ib- a type of US two-stage intermediate-range ballistic missile, usually fired by a submerged submarine
Etymology: shortened from Medieval Latin stella polāris polar star |