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Ursa Major
[ ur-suh mey-jer ]
noun
- the Great Bear, the most prominent northern constellation, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.
Ursa Major
/ ˈɜːsə ˈmeɪdʒə /
noun
- an extensive conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere, visible north of latitude 40°. The seven brightest stars form the Plough. A line through the two brightest stars points to the Pole Star lying in Ursa Minor Also calledthe Great Bearthe Bear
Ursa Major
/ ûr′sə /
- A constellation in the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere near Draco and Leo. Ursa Major (the Great Bear) contains the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Ursa Major1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Ursa Major1
Example Sentences
Ursa Major’s head extends from the top of the ladle and the legs pop off the bottom of the ladle.
Even novice stargazers can easily pick out the shape, part of the Ursa Major constellation.
I imagine to myself the scowl of your spiritual eye upon the profanity of that scurrilous Ursa Major.
The principal stars composing it are very bright and unmistakable as the constellation of Ursa Major.
About this time Mary met Ursa Major, who may have treated men very rudely, but not your petite, animated and clever women.
The first double star discovered was Mizar, the middle star of the three in Ursa Major which form the tail of the bear.
Mizar, in the constellation Ursa Major, is a beautiful double star.
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