polestar

• اسم يشير إلى النجم الأكثر لمعانًا في كوكبة الدب الأصغر، ويقع في نهاية ذيلها، وتتجه إليه محور دوران الأرض الشمالي. ويُستعمل أيضًا مجازيًا للإشارة إلى ما يُهتدى به أو يُتخذ دليلًا ومرشدًا.

A noun referring to the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, which the northern axis of the Earth points toward.

اسم علم

1. The North StarB2formal

   The brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the Earth points toward it.

   نجم الشمال

   • Sailors have used the polestar for navigation for centuries.
   • The polestar remains fixed in the northern sky.
   • He looked up and found the polestar to determine his direction.

   المرادفاتlodestarnorth starpolar starpolaris

2. Guiding principleC1formal

   A principle or person that serves as a guiding or central focus.

   النجم الهادي

   • Justice was the polestar of his political career.
   • Her moral compass was the polestar that guided her decisions.
   • The company's mission statement acts as a polestar for its employees.

   المرادفاتbeaconbenchmarkexemplarlodestarmodelstandardtouchstone