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Definition of Polestar
1. Noun. The brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it.
Group relationships: Little Bear, Ursa Minor, Dipper, Little Dipper
Generic synonyms: Loadstar, Lodestar, Variable, Variable Star
Definition of Polestar
1. n. Polaris, or the north star. See North star, under North.
Definition of Polestar
1. Noun. (alternative form of pole star) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polestar
1. a guiding principle [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polestar
Literary usage of Polestar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Aërography by Alexander McAdie (1917)
"55 the record for the night shows that the sky was entirely clear and not only
the polestar but other star trails are continuous. ..."
2. The Principles of Aërography by Alexander McAdie (1917)
"55 the record for the night shows that the sky was entirely clear and not only
the polestar but other star trails are continuous. ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1875)
"... any of the public servants. tone of the Union and its noble defenders is
sacred, »ad ought to be steadily and publicly kept in view, is the polestar of ..."
4. Mathematical Geography by Willis Ernest Johnson (1907)
"always like a chair, and both always on opposite sides of the polestar? ...
Make a sketch of the Big Dipper and the polestar, recording the date and time of ..."
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