NORTH CELESTIAL POLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does north celestial pole mean? 

• NORTH CELESTIAL POLE (noun)
  The noun NORTH CELESTIAL POLE has 1 sense:

1. the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris

  Familiarity information: NORTH CELESTIAL POLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORTH CELESTIAL POLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

celestial pole; pole (one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere)