ursa minor

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Definition of ursa minor in English Turkish dictionary

küçükayı [astr.]

Küçükayı

English - English

Definition of ursa minor in English English dictionary

A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris

constellation of stars in the northern sky

A constellation having the shape of a ladle with Polaris at the tip of its handle. Also called Little Bear. a group of stars in the northern sky, close to Ursa Major, which can easily be seen from Earth, and which includes the Pole Star. It is also called the Little Bear or (in the US) the Little Dipper

arctophobia

arctophilia

Hyphenation

Ur·sa Mi·nor

Turkish pronunciation

ırsı maynır

Pronunciation

/ˈərsə ˈmīnər/ /ˈɜrsə ˈmaɪnɜr/

Etymology

() From Latin ursa minor, the "lesser bear"