Pollux

[ pol-uh ks ]

/ ˈpɒl əks /

noun

Greek Polydeuces. Classical Mythology. the brother of Castor.Compare Castor and Pollux.

Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini.

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Example sentences from the Web for pollux

Even an inexperienced eye perceives at once that it is not as bright as its neighbor Pollux, β.
Pleasures of the telescope|Garrett Serviss
Or Phormio, when he thought he had treated Castor and Pollux at his house?
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch
One of the most alluring ruins is the fragment, called for want of a better name presumably, the Temple of Castor and Pollux.
Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs
Castor and Pollux come down to fight for the Romans, and the marks of their horses' feet are imprinted on the stones.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 6 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

Pollux had unhesitatingly owned to having taken the silver quiver and to having been very angry at his master's accusation.
The Emperor, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for pollux

Pollux

/ (ˈpɒləks) /

noun

the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, lying close to the star Castor. Visual magnitude: 1.15; spectral type: K0III; distance: 34 light yearsSee also Castor

classical myth See Castor and Pollux

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Scientific definitions for pollux

Pollux

[ pŏl′əks ]

A bright giant star in the constellation Gemini, with an apparent magnitude of 1.15. Scientific name: Beta Geminorum.