Ursa Major

Ur·sa Major  (ûrs)

n.

A constellation in the region of the north celestial pole near Draco and Leo, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper. Also called Great Bear.

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[Middle English, from Latin Ursa Mior : ursa, bear + mior, comparative of magnus, great.]

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Ursa Major [ˈɜːsə ˈmeɪdʒə]

n Latin genitive Ursae Majoris [ˈɜːsiː məˈdʒɔːrɪs]

(Astronomy) 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 called the Great Bear the Bear

[Latin: greater bear]

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Ursa Major  (ûrs)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Ursa Major - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star Great Bear Big Dipper, Charles's Wain, Plough, Wain, Wagon, Dipper - a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

Translations

Ursa Major [ˈɜːsəˈmeɪdʒəʳ] N → Osa f Mayor

Ursa Major

n → Großer Bär or Wagen