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Meaning of Polaris | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
poʊˈlɑɹɪs

Definitions

  1. α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.
  2. A type of U.S. ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and designed to be launched from a submarine.

Equivalents

العربية النجم القطبي نجم الشمال
Čeština Polárka Severka
Deutsch Polarstern
Ελληνικά Κυνόσουρα Πολικός Αστέρας
Español Polaris
Eesti Põhjanael
Suomi Pohjantähti
Français étoile polaire
हिन्दी ध्रुव तारा
Italiano Polaris
日本語 ポラリス 北極星
Қазақша Темірқазық
한국어 폴라리스
Кыргызча Алтын Казык
Latina Polaris
Nederlands Polaris
Polski Gwiazda Polarna Polaris
Português Polaris
Русский Полярная звезда
Svenska polstjärnan
ไทย ดาวเหนือ
Tagalog Talang Batugan
Türkçe Demirkazık Kutup Yıldızı Kuzey Yıldızı
ئۇيغۇرچە ئالتۇن قوزۇق تۆمۈرقوزۇق

Examples

“Tremble, you weaklings, cower in fear / I am your ruler — land, sea, and air / Immense in my girth, erect I stand tall / I am a nuclear murderer, I am Polaris"”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

polarisability polarisation Polariscope polariscopist polariscopy polariser

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