POLARIS

Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Po*la"ris, n. Etym: [NL. See Polar.] (Astron.)

Definition: The polestar. See North star, under North.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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