polaris

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/poʊˈlɑɹɪs//poʊˈlɛɹɪs/[poˈleɹ.ɪs][poˈlɑɹ.ɪs]

proper noun

α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

“Near-synonyms: Pole Star, Lode Star, North Star (coinstantial for centuries); pole star”

Similar
Alpha Ursae Minorisα Ursae MinorisPole StarLode StarNorth Star
OriginLatin stēlla polāris →
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Meanings

polaris1

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of polari

Polaris2

proper noun
  1. astronomyα Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

    Near-synonyms: Pole Star, Lode Star, North Star (coinstantial for centuries); pole star

    Synonyms: Alpha Ursae Minoris, α Ursae Minoris, Pole Star, Lode Star, North Star, pole star

  2. A type of U.S. ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and designed to be launched from a submarine.

    Tremble, you weaklings, cower in fear / I am your ruler — land, sea, and air / Immense in my girth, erect I stand tall / I am a nuclear murderer, I am Polaris"

    1990, “Rust in Peace… Polaris”, in Dave Mustaine (lyrics), Dave Mustaine (music), Rust in Peace, performed by Megadeth

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounα Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

Similar
Alpha Ursae Minorisα Ursae MinorisPole StarLode StarNorth Starpole star
Also see
alpha ursae minoris

Origin

  1. Latinstēlla polāris“pole star”
  2. EnglishPolaris

From Latin stēlla polāris (“pole star”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Polaris
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Arabic الجُدَيّ, نَجْم الشَمَال
  • الجُدَيّ (al-judayy)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • نَجْم الشَمَال (najm aš-šamāl)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Basque Iparrizarra
  • Iparrizarraα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Chinese Cantonese 勾陳一 /勾陈一
  • 勾陳一 /勾陈一 (ngau¹ can⁴ jat¹)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Chinese Mandarin 勾陳一 /勾陈一, 極 /极
  • 勾陳一 /勾陈一 (Gōuchényī)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • 極 /极 (Jí)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • 北極星 /北极星 (Běijíxīng)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • 北辰 (Běichén)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Czech Polárka, Severka
  • Polárkaα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • Severkaα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Danish Polarstjernen
  • Polarstjernenα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Dutch Polaris
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Estonian Põhjanael
  • Põhjanaelα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Finnish Pohjantähti
  • Pohjantähtiα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
French Étoile polaire
  • Étoile polaireα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
German Polarstern
  • Polarsternα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Greek Κυνόσουρα
  • Κυνόσουρα (Kynósoura)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Hebrew כוכב הצפון
  • כוכב הצפוןα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Hindi ध्रुव तारा
  • ध्रुव तारा (dhruv tārā)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Icelandic Pólstjarnan
  • Pólstjarnanα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Indonesian Polaris
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Italian Polaris
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Japanese 北極星
  • 北極星 (hokkyokusei)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Korean 폴라리스
  • 폴라리스 (Pollariseu)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Latin Stella Polaris, Polaris
  • Stella Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • Alpha Ursae Minorisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • α Ursae Minorisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Latvian Polārzvaigzne
  • Polārzvaigzneα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Lithuanian Šiaurinė
  • Šiaurinėα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Norwegian Bokmål Polarstjernen
  • Polarstjernenα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Persian ستاره قطبی, میخگاه
  • ستاره قطبیα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • میخگاه (mixgâh)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Polish Gwiazda Polarna, Polaris
  • Gwiazda Polarnaα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Portuguese Polaris
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Romanian Steaua polară
  • Steaua polarăα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Russian Поля́рная звезда́
  • Поля́рная звезда́ (Poljárnaja zvezdá)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Scottish Gaelic A' Bhàrr-reult, An Reul-iùil
  • A' Bhàrr-reultα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • An Reul-iùilα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Spanish Polaris
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Swahili Polaris
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Swedish Polstjärnan
  • Polstjärnanα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Tagalog Polaris, Talang Batugan
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • Talang Batuganα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Thai ดาวเหนือ, โพลาริส
  • ดาวเหนือ (daao-nʉ̌ʉa)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • โพลาริส (poo-laa-rít)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Turkish Kutup Yıldızı, Demirkazık
  • Kutup Yıldızıα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • Demirkazıkα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • Kuzey Yıldızıα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Ukrainian Полярна зірка
  • Полярна зірка (Poljarna zirka)α Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Urdu قطبی ستارہ, پولارس
  • قطبی ستارہα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
  • پولارسα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Vietnamese Polaris
  • Polarisα Ursae Minoris — see also North Star
Cite this entry
APA

polaris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polaris

MLA

“polaris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polaris. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polaris,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polaris.

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