Ursa Major (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, genitive Ur·sae Ma·jor·is [ur-see muh-jawr-is, -johr-]. /ˈɜr si məˈdʒɔr ɪs, -ˈdʒoʊr-/. Astronomy.
  1. the Great Bear, the most prominent northern constellation, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.
noun Latin genitive Ursae Majoris (ˈɜːsiː məˈdʒɔːrɪs)
  1. 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
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