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PRONUNCIATION OF POLE STAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLE STAR

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Pole star is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLE STAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pole star

A pole star is a visible star, preferably a prominent one, that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation; that is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of the celestial poles, and which lies approximately directly overhead when viewed from the Earth's North Pole or South Pole. A similar concept also applies to other planets than the Earth. In practice, the term pole star usually refers to Polaris, which is the current northern pole star, also known as the North Star. The south celestial pole currently lacks a bright star like Polaris to mark its position. At present, the naked-eye star nearest to this imaginary point is the faint Sigma Octantis, which is sometimes known as the South Star. While other stars' apparent positions in the sky change throughout the night, as they appear to rotate around the celestial poles, pole stars' apparent positions remain virtually fixed. This makes them especially useful in celestial navigation: they are a dependable indicator of the direction toward the respective geographic pole although not exact; they are virtually fixed, and their angle of elevation can also be used to determine latitude.

Definition of pole star in the English dictionary

The definition of pole star in the dictionary is a guiding principle, rule, standard, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLE STAR

pole bean
pole dancer
pole dancing
pole horse
pole house
pole jump
pole jumper
pole jumping
pole piece
pole position
pole vault
pole-axed
pole-vault
pole-vaulter
pole-vaulting
poleax
poleaxe
polecat
poleis
poleless

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLE STAR

binary star
blazing star
child star
dark star
double star
dwarf star
evening star
falling star
film star
guest star
media star
Michelin star
morning star
movie star
pop star
radio star
rising star
rock star
shooting star
star
variable star

Synonyms and antonyms of pole star in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pole star» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLE STAR

Find out the translation of pole star to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pole star from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pole star» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极星
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrella Polar
570 millions of speakers

English

pole star
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्रुव तारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نجمة القطب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Полярная звезда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estrela polar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেরু অবস্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´Etoile polaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedudukan tiang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polarstern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポールスター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폴 스타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Posisi pole
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sao cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருவ நிலையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोल स्थिती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kutup pozisyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stella polare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gwiazda Polarna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Полярна зірка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pol stele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολικός αστέρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paal ster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polstjärnan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pole stjerne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pole star

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLE STAR»

The term «pole star» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLE STAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pole star

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLE STAR»

Discover the use of pole star in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pole star and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shamanic cosmos: from India to the north pole star
The Papers Study Aspects Of Shamanic Cosmology As Found Diffused In Eurasion Environments, Inquiring Into Shamanic Trance/Ecstatic Experience, The Cosmos As Viewed By The Shaman And His Mysterious Power Among The Spirits.
Romano Mastromattei, Antonio Rigopoulos, Venetian Academy of Indian Studies, 1999
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The portable transit instrument in the vertical of the pole ...
W. Döllen. well worthy of consideration by reason of the art with which the unknowns are found from the transcendental equations. Since, however, there can never be sufficient ground to make use of this exact but, therefore, more tedious ...
W. Döllen, 1870
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Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
Finding the Pole Star Locate the Pole Star to find the North. • All other stars revolve around the Pole Star. • The easiest way to locate the Pole Star is with the help of the constellation Ursa Major (Big Dipper). A straight line drawn between the ...
Paul Tawrell, 2006
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The Pole Star Family
Mike, Belinda and Ann have had a miserable summer – they have all been horribly ill.
Enid Blyton, 2013
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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and ...
The earliest suggestion which we have of this is a passage in the Chou Pei Suan Ching1 which speaks of the ' four excursions ' (ssu yu'3) of the pole-star. The ' great star in the middle of the North Pole constellation ' was to be observed ...
Joseph Needham, 1959
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Astronomical Tidbits: A Layperson's Guide to Astronomy
The Pole Star and the Little Bear The axis of rotation of the Earth undergoes a periodic wobble called “the precession of the equinoxes.” This precession, analogous to the wobble of a top, is caused by the gravitational action of the Moon and ...
Gerald D. Waxman, 2010
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Modern Science
The Pole Star, the Plough and the Southern Cross In the northern hemisphere, however, there is one star which does not even appear to move. It is the pole star, north star or polaris, and is situated almost directly over the North Pole of the ...
8
Ancient Egypt - The Light of the World: A Work of ...
The pole-star was in the kite some seventeen thousand years ago. And here, says the speaker who has attained the summit of the mount, “here is the cycle of the gods and the kite (=cygnus) of Osiris.” Fourteen thousand years ago Polaris was ...
Gerald Massey, 2008
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Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World
Moreover, "the crown of heaven" was an Assyrian title of the pole-star, which tends to identify the pole-star with a constellation called the crown of the northern heaven. Apparently the pole and crown are also connected by an Akkadian ...
Gerald Massey, 2007
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Vision and Mind: Selected Readings in the Philosophy of ...
on what he sees the Pole Star as. If, for example, he sees the Pole Star as the star that is at the Celestial North Pole (plus or minus a degree or two), then Smith will know, to that extent, where he is; and we may confidently expect that he will ...
Alva Noë, Evan Thompson, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLE STAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pole star is used in the context of the following news items.
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Constellations in tomb map how stars would have looked in CHINA …
There are 68 constellations in total, and these concentric circles are painted around the Pole Star in the centre. Many of the stars are carved ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Sit-in-protests staged
Students of Waikhom Mani Girls' College, Thoubal and Pole Star School, Wabagai also staged a human chain protest at their respective school ... «The Sangai Express, Jul 15»
3
Human chains and sit-ins mark ILPS demand agitation
Meira paibis of Nongangkhong also staged a sit in protest at the Thoubal Ningthou Lai haraobung, while students of Pole Star School also ... «KanglaOnline, Jul 15»
4
An Intricate Classical-Folk Machine
... Spiro has dazzled fans with previous recordings Pole Star, Lightbox and Kaleidophonica and now continues wowing fans with their worked ... «World Music Central, Jul 15»
5
Scientists Determine That Ancient Astronomical Chart In Japan …
At the very center of the chart is the Pole Star. Using digital images, the scientists were able to surmise the precise observation points in regards ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
6
How Australia can get its mojo back
This may imply a tough and uncertain journey, but has the enormous merit of providing a pole star to guide them through all the short term ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
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Patrick Poitevin: A beginner's guide to stargazing
LET'S start with Polaris, also called the North Star or the Pole Star, which is visible for us all year long, always in the same position from your ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Why senior professionals are bidding adieu to the Big 4 like PwC …
Kanabar says, "The pole star provides direction and that is what we hope to do for our clients." He explains that typically at the Big Four a client ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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This side of paradise
Things are weird on the other side of the equator; alien constellations dot the sky — the North Pole star is invisible, the seasons are all wrong, ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
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Brother Tahuti wore our colors proudly
An ancient Chinese philosopher once said that, “The pole star that remains in a fixed position causes the other stars to revolve around it. «San Francisco Bay View, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pole star [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pole-star>. May 2024 ».
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