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Loadstar

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Word	Definition
lodestarnoun	(figurative) A guiding tenet or principle.

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Word	Definition
lodestarnoun	(figurative) A guiding tenet or principle.
lode starnoun	(astronomy) Synonym of North Star, particularly Polaris, the most used lodestar in the northern hemisphere for the last 1500 years.
polestarnoun	Alternative form of pole star. [(astronomy) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.]
north starnoun	(astronomy) The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
guiding starnoun	A star used as a navigation reference
pole starnoun	(figuratively) A person, principle, or thing which acts as a guide; a guiding light; also, something which attracts much attention; a centre of attention.
polar starnoun	Synonym of pole star.
clock starnoun	Alternative form of clockstar. [(astronomy) A bright star with precisely known right ascension, used for determining the error of clocks used to time meridian transits]
guide starnoun	(astronomy) A reference star that is used to maintain the alignment and tracking of a telescope (as the Earth rotates)
nocturlabenoun	(historical) An instrument for navigation, or telling the time, at night, by measuring the position of stars relative to the pole star
clockstarnoun	(astronomy) A bright star with precisely known right ascension, used for determining the error of clocks used to time meridian transits
starrenoun	Archaic spelling of star. [Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.]
star trackernoun	A navigational device which measures the angular separation of stars with reference to a known time and place in order to achieve precise navigation.
starnoun	Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
northern ladlenoun	(astronomy, especially Asia) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.
standard starnoun	(astronomy) Synonym of reference star.
morningstarnoun	A surname.
cynosurenoun	(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
pole arcticnoun	(obsolete) The pole star.
starspotnoun	(astronomy) The equivalent of a sunspot on another star.