polestar

• Substantiv, das den hellsten Stern im Sternbild Kleiner Bär am Ende der Deichsel des Kleinen Wagens bezeichnet, auf den die Erdachse nach Norden zeigt. Im übertragenen Sinn auch ein Leitstern oder Orientierungspunkt.

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.

Eigenname

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.

   Polarstern

   • 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.

   Synonymelodestarnorth starpolar starpolaris

2. Guiding principleC1formal

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

   Leitstern

   • 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.

   Synonymebeaconbenchmarkexemplarlodestarmodelstandardtouchstone