Big Dipper
See also: big dipper
English
Big Dipper
Proper noun
- (astronomy, especially US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. [from 1845]
- Synonyms: Charles' Wain, Northern Waggoner (obsolete), Plough (Britain), Wain
Translations
bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
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