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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD URSA MINOR

Latin: lesser bear.
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PRONUNCIATION OF URSA MINOR

Ursa Minor  [ˈɜːsə ˈmaɪnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF URSA MINOR

noun
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determiner
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Ursa Minor 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 URSA MINOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky. Like the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the name Little Dipper. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Ursa Minor is notable as the location of the north celestial pole, although this will change after some centuries due to the precession of the equinoxes. Polaris, the brightest star in the constellation, is a yellow-white supergiant and brightest Cepheid variable star, ranging from apparent magnitude 1.97 to 2.00. Beta Ursae Minoris is only slightly fainter, with its apparent magnitude of 2.08. Also known as Kochab, it is an orange giant star, 16 degrees from Polaris. It and magnitude 3 Gamma Ursae Minoris have been called the 'guardians of the pole star'. Three stellar systems have been discovered to contain planets.

Definition of Ursa Minor in the English dictionary

The definition of Ursa Minor in the dictionary is a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial pole Also called: the Little Bear, the Bear, the Little Dipper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH URSA MINOR


aligner
əˈlaɪnə
Carolina
ˌkærəˈlaɪnə
china
ˈtʃaɪnə
designer
dɪˈzaɪnə
diner
ˈdaɪnə
eyeliner
ˈaɪˌlaɪnə
Freightliner
ˈfreɪtˌlaɪnə
gold-miner
ˈɡəʊldˌmaɪnə
hemina
hɪˈmaɪnə
liner
ˈlaɪnə
mina
ˈmaɪnə
miner
ˈmaɪnə
minor
ˈmaɪnə
myna
ˈmaɪnə
mynah
ˈmaɪnə
Regina
rɪˈdʒaɪnə
salina
səˈlaɪnə
Steiner
ˈstaɪnə
underminer
ˌʌndəˈmaɪnə
vagina
vəˈdʒaɪnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE URSA MINOR

Urquhart
Urquhart Castle
ursa
Ursa Major
Ursae Majoris
Ursae Minoris
ursid
ursiform
ursine
ursine dasyure
urson
Ursprache
Ursula
Ursuline
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WORDS THAT END LIKE URSA MINOR

Asia Minor
Canis Minor
distrainor
Friar Minor
Friars Minor
Kohinor
Leo Minor
mainor
melodic minor
pectoralis minor
relative minor
signed minor
spinor
Syrtis Minor

Synonyms and antonyms of Ursa Minor in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ursa Minor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF URSA MINOR

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

Translator English - Chinese

小熊座
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ursa Minor
570 millions of speakers

English

Ursa Minor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऋक्ष
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الدب الأصغر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Малая Медведица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ursa Menor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উরাসা মাইনর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la Petite Ourse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ursa Minor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ursa Minor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小熊座
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작은 곰 자리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ursa Minor
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

các chòm sao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உர்சா மைனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उर्स माइनर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Küçük Ölümcül
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Orsa Minore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ursa Minor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мала Ведмедиця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ursa Mică
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ursa Minor
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Klein Beer
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Ursa Minor
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Ursa Minor
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «URSA MINOR» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «URSA MINOR»

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The Story of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor: A Roman ...
"Callisto, a beautiful young huntress, is not looking for love.
Kathryn Clay, 2012
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Astronomical Observations Made at the Royal Observatory, ...
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. Date. 1836, April 28 2D May 1 2 5 6 10 11 12 13 14 Date. 1836, May 15 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 June 1 6 n = -0*19 -1- 03 c -0-20-1-02 c -0-21- 1-03 c. Stabs. 8 Leonis o; Ursa? Minor. S.P.---- a Bootis a  ...
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, 1838
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Annals
Harvard College Observatory. юшшмш-дО'г-О'Мыым-д-д—оош-д—фн |ел|›-! loo-J l Total No. 5 16 8 6 16 3 7 15. 1'tolemy's 3rd mag. Total Constellation. f No. Ursa minor. . Draco . Cepheus . Cassiepea Perseus Ursa major . canes Ven.
Harvard College Observatory, 1878
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Discussion of Observations Made with the Meridian Photometer ...
Ursa Minor, 1. Additional residuals in sixth column, 0, 1, 4\ in ninth column, 1, 0, 1 . Ursa Minor, 2. Not observed by Herschel owing to errors of reduction in the British Catalogue. Ursa Minor, 6. Residual in sixth column, IS. Ursa Minor, 7.
Edward Charles Pickering, O. C. Wendell, 1899
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Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College
Ursa Minor, 1. Additional residuals in sixth column, 0, 1, 4; in ninth column, 1, 0, 1 . Ursa Minor, 2. Not observed by Herschel owing to errors of reduction in the British Catalogue. Ursa Minor, 6. Residual in sixth column, 15. Ursa Minor, 7.
‎1890
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Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College
Additional residuals in sixth column, 1, 1; in ninth columno 8, S. Ursa Minor, 1. Additional res'du.'|ls in sixth column, 0, 1, 4; in ninth column, 1,0,1. Ursa Minor, 2. Not observed by llerschel owing to errors of reduction in the British Catalogue.
Harvard College Observatory, 1890
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Northern Constellations: Ursa Major, Aries, Pisces, Ursa ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
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Highlighting the History of Astronomy in the Asia-Pacific ...
... Stars al-Sufi al-Sufi al-Sufi Ptolemy Ptolemy magni- magnitude magnitude magni- magnitude HR A A A A A Seq Recno Constallation tude adjusted-1 adjusted-2 tude (adjusted) number al-Sfifi-l al-Sfifi-2 Ptolemy l-Sfifi-3 al-Sfif' 1 1 Ursa Minor ...
Wayne Orchiston, Tsuko Nakamura, Richard G. Strom, 2011
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Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans: A Sourcebook
Many wonder why Ursa Minor is called “Phoenician” and why those who sail by that constellation are said to navigate more precisely and carefully, and why, if Ursa Minor is more precise than Ursa Major, everyone does not sail by the former .
‎1997
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The Galaxies of the Local Group
15.8 The Ursa Minor dwarf spheroidal The faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in Ursa Minor was discovered on the plates of the Palomar Sky Survey by Wilson (1955). From radial velocities of 167 members of this system, Armandroff, Olszewski ...
Sidney Bergh, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «URSA MINOR»

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How to See Ursa Minor, the Night Sky's Little Dipper
Recently I wrote about the constellation Ursa Major, the Big Bear, so this week I'll take a look at Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. The seven main stars that form Ursa ... «Space.com, Jun 15»
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Comet Lovejoy's June swan song through Ursa Minor
C/2014 Q2 traverses some 15° of the constellation Ursa Minor during June, averaging about 0.5° — or the diameter of the Full Moon — per day. Having passed ... «Astronomy Now Online, Jun 15»
3
Ursa Major and Minor find safety in the sky
Last week in Starwatch I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear in local skies. The Little Bear and the ... «HeraldNet, May 15»
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Sky Watch: The fun tale (tail?) of how the Big and Little Dippers got …
Last week in this column, I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. The Little Bear and the famous Little ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, May 15»
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Find the starry 'kite' in the eastern sky
... the celestial bears that circle the Pole Star- Ursa Major the Great Bear (containing the Big Dipper) and Ursa Minor the Little Bear (otherwise known as the Little ... «SouthCoastToday.com, May 15»
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Rolls-Royce releases its Suhail Collection to mark "Year of the …
Even the dashboard clock is made to fit in with a the "Suhail" Ursa Minor and Major constellation set on the clock face. Rolls-Royce says that the Suhail ... «Gizmag, Dec 14»
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Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See It
The Ursids are so named because they appear to fan out from the vicinity of the bright orange star Kochab, in the constellation of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. «Space.com, Dec 14»
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How To Watch The Ursid Meteor Shower, The Last Shooting Star …
The Ursid shower, which seems to originate in the constellation Ursa Minor, has been active since Wednesday and is expected to peak overnight on Monday, ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
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The Little Dipper: Host of the North Star
The Little Dipper is an asterism in the larger constellation of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Asterisms are patterns of stars of similar brightness. The stars may be ... «Space.com, Dec 14»
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Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: How to Watch Live
The Ursids got their name because they appear to fan out from the vicinity of the bright orange star Kochab, in the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. «Space.com, Dec 13»

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