Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation having the shape of a ladle with Polaris at the tip of its handle.
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- proper noun astronomy A
circumpolar constellation of thenorthern sky, said to resemble abear . It includes the familiarasterism theLittle Dipper and, as part of it, the northernpole star Polaris .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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My co-producer was Robin Livingston, a creative director at a company called Ursa Minor, which is located here in San Rafael.
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The name Ursa Minor is from Latin, meaning "little bear".
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The name Ursa Minor is from Latin, meaning "little bear".
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Astronomers in 4,000 BC, for example, noted that the axis pointed to the handle of the Big Dipper (part of the constellation Ursa Major), not Polaris, which is the end of the handle of the Little Dipper (part of the constellation Ursa Minor).
Milankovitch cycles 2009
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There's no Orion or Ursa Minor or Cassiopeia where we're going.
Old Mans War 2005
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The other reason was that this device was in fact that most remarkable of all books ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas 1996
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Nevertheless, a wholly remarkable book. in fact it was probably the most remarkable book ever to come out of the great publishing houses of Ursa Minor - of which no Earthman had ever heard either.
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas 1996
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Inclined though its orbit was, the planetoid had a pole in the same celestial hemisphere as Ursa Minor.
The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994
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Inclined though its orbit was, the planetoid had a pole in the same celestial hemisphere as Ursa Minor.
The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994
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