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Big Dipper
noun Astronomy.
the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Major resembling a dipper in outline.
Also called Dipper.
Origin:
1865–70
1865–70
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Big Dipper
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So is winter solstice. Does it mean:
| the time when the sun is farthest south from the celestial equator occurring around December 21st |
| the angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon |
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World English Dictionary
| big dipper | |
| —n | |
| Also called: roller coaster (in amusement parks) a narrow railway with open carriages that run swiftly over a route of sharp curves and steep inclines | |
| Big Dipper | |
| —n | |
| the US and Canadian name for Plough | |
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Word Origin & History
Big Dipper
Amer.Eng. name for the seven-star asterism (known in England as Charles's Wain, q.v.) in the constellation Ursa Major, first attested 1849, but certainly older than that. It is always and entirely visible everywhere north of latitude 41N.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| Big Dipper
An asterism composed of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major. Four stars form the bowl and three form the handle in the outline of a dipper. |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
Big Dipper definition
A constellation in the northern sky. The two stars on the far end of the bowl of the dipper point toward the North Star. The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear).
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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