Polestar

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  North \North\, a.
     Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a
     northern direction from the point of observation or
     reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the
     north.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {North following}. See {Following}, a., 2.
  
     {North pole}, that point in the heavens, or on the earth,
        ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.
  
     {North preceding}. See {Following}, a., 2.
  
     {North star}, the star toward which the north pole of the
        earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems
        fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha)
        of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being
        distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25', and from year to
        year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also
        {Cynosura}, {polestar}, and by astronomers, {Polaris}.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Polestar \Pole"star`\, n.
     1. Polaris, or the north star. See {North star}, under
        {North}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A guide or director.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  polestar
       n : 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 [syn: {Polaris}, {North Star}, {pole
           star}, {polar star}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "polestar":
     Aldebaran, Canicula, Dog Star, Hesper, Hesperus, Lucifer,
     North Star, Phosphor, Phosphorus, Polaris, Sirius, Venus, Vesper,
     artificial magnet, bar magnet, celestial body,
     center of attraction, center of consciousness, center of interest,
     comet, cynosure, daystar, electromagnetic lifting magnet,
     evening star, field magnet, fixed stars, focal point, focus,
     focus of attention, guiding star, heart, heavenly body,
     horseshoe magnet, hub, living sapphires, lodestar, lodestone,
     magnet, magnetic needle, magnetite, morning star, nerve center,
     orb, paramagnet, point of convergence, polar star, prime focus,
     seat, solenoid, sphere, starry host, stars