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Ursa Minor
[ ur-suh mahy-ner ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive Ur·sae Mi·nor·is [ur, -see mi-, nawr, -is, -, nohr, -].
- the Little or Lesser Bear, the northernmost constellation, containing the stars that form the Little Dipper, the outermost of which, at the end of the handle, is Polaris.
Ursa Minor
/ ˈɜːsə ˈmaɪnə /
noun
- a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial pole Also calledthe Little Bearthe BearUS and Canadianthe Little Dipper
Ursa Minor
- A ladle-shaped constellation very near the north celestial pole. Ursa Minor (the Lesser Bear) contains the seven stars that form the Little Dipper. Polaris, the North Star, is at the end of the dipper's handle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ursa Minor1
First recorded in 1590–1600
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ursa Minor1
Latin: lesser bear
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Example Sentences
The observer will note the uncomfortable position of Ursa Minor, attached to the pole by the end of its long tail.
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Ursa Minor contains the pole-star, which is shown in the extremity of the tail of the bear.
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But was this constellation the same which we now-a-days call Ursa Minor?
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Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear, an inconspicuous constellation, the pole-star forming the tip of the tail.
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He also associates god C with the constellation of Ursa Minor.
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