Great Bear
English edit
Proper noun edit
- (astronomy) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a large bear. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.
Synonyms edit
- Big Dipper
- Charles' Wain
- the Plough
- the Wain
Translations edit
a bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
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