Definition of Ursa Minor in English :
Define Ursa Minor in English
Ursa Minor meaning in English
Meaning of Ursa Minor in English
Pronunciation of Ursa Minor in English
Ursa Minor pronunciation in English
Pronounce Ursa Minor in English
Ursa Minor
see synonyms of ursa minorNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Ursa Minor
see synonyms of ursa minornounWord forms: Latin genitive Ursae Minoris (ˈɜːsiː mɪˈnɔːrɪs
)
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 or ()in US and Canadian the Little DipperCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Ursa Minor
see synonyms of ursa minor a N constellation surrounded by Draco and containing the north celestial pole and the Little Dipper; the Little Bear or the Bear
see also PolarisWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Ursa Minor
see synonyms of ursa minorn.
A constellation in the region of the north celestial pole, containing Polaris and the six other stars that together form the Little Dipper. Also called Little Bear.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.