Little Dipper

Little Dipper

n.

The seven bright stars that form the constellation Ursa Minor.

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Little Dipper

n

(Astronomy) the. a US and Canadian name for Ursa Minor

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Little Dipper  (ltl)

An asterism composed of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Minor that form the outline of a dipper.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Little Dipper - a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris Dipper Little Bear, Ursa Minor - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star North Star, polar star, Polaris, pole star, polestar - the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it