Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the Dioscuri.
- noun A double star in the constellation Gemini, approximately 33 light years from Earth and of roughly equal brightness with Castor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An orange star of magnitude 1.2 (
β , Geminorum) in the head of the following twin. - noun In meteorology See
Castor and Pollux , 2. - noun [lowercase] A rare mineral found with castor (petalite) in the island of Elba, Italy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Astron.) A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d
castor . - noun (Min.) Same as
Pollucite .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Greek mythology One of the
Dioscuri , son ofTyndarus andLeda , brother ofCastor . - proper noun astronomy A
star in theconstellation Gemini ; beta (β) Geminorum.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The name Pollux is based on the twins Pollux and Castor of
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The name Pollux is based on the twins Pollux and Castor of
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] JacobB 2010
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He looked into the hat as he continued speaking, “but I was given to understand that the owner of the Pollux was a shorter individual, in his mid- to late thirties and with less fur—a man named Eric.”
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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He looked into the hat as he continued speaking, “but I was given to understand that the owner of the Pollux was a shorter individual, in his mid- to late thirties and with less fur—a man named Eric.”
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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When she came close up to the screen to call Pollux, the woman, who was certainly sitting to him as a model, spoke louder than before, and called out merrily:
The Emperor — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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When she came close up to the screen to call Pollux, the woman, who was certainly sitting to him as a model, spoke louder than before, and called out merrily:
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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When she came close up to the screen to call Pollux, the woman, who was certainly sitting to him as a model, spoke louder than before, and called out merrily:
The Emperor — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867
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When she came close up to the screen to call Pollux, the woman, who was certainly sitting to him as a model, spoke louder than before, and called out merrily:
The Emperor — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867
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When she came close up to the screen to call Pollux, the woman, who was certainly sitting to him as a model, spoke louder than before, and called out merrily:
The Emperor — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867
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The mission consists of two microsatellites with the same size but different masses sent into orbit at the same time: the lighter satellite known as Pollux, and the heavier satellite, Castor.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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