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Definition 2024

pole_star

pole star

See also: polestar and Pole Star

English

Alternative forms

polar star, polestar

Noun

pole star ‎(plural pole stars)

(astronomy) The star nearest a celestial pole of a planet.
Polaris is currently (long-term) the Pole Star of our blue planet Earth.
A guide or guiding principle.

Translations

the star

Czech:
Dutch: poolster (nl), leidster (nl), leidstar
Finnish: napatähti
French: étoile polaire (fr) f
German: Polarstern (de) m
Hungarian: sarkcsillag (hu)

Italian: stella polare f
Russian: Поля́рная Звезда́ f ‎(Poljárnaja Zvezdá)
Spanish: estrella polar f
Swedish: polstjärna n

a guiding principle

Dutch: leidster (nl), leidstar, ^{(please verify)}richtinggevend beginsel , ^{(please verify)}richtinggevend principe n
Finnish: johtotähti

Hungarian: vezércsillag (hu), vezérelv (hu)

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