Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A star in the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 82 light years from Earth.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Alioth, and then Megrez, which joins the handle to the bowl.
The Prairie Child Arthur Stringer 1912
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Bears, thirteen degrees from Megrez, and eleven degrees from Mizar, are two stars in the tail of the Dragon, which curves about to appropriate all the stars not otherwise assigned.
Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Henry White Warren 1871
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[Page 198] Alioth, e Megrez, d at the junction, has been growing dimmer for a century, Phad, g Dubhe and Merak.
Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Henry White Warren 1871
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Megrez, the star that joins the handle with the bowl of the Big Dipper, is a 3rd magnitude star.
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Megrez appears at the (left) top point, followed with Phecda at the (left) bottom point, Merak at the (right) bottom point, and
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The star Megrez, d in the Great Bear, has been growing dim [Page
Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Henry White Warren 1871
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