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CELESTIAL POLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

Synonyms:

celestial pole; pole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("celestial pole" is a kind of...):

celestial point (a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))

Instance hyponyms:

north celestial pole (the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris)

south celestial pole (the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere)

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