polar star polar region • polar zone · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · polar star · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it. Synonyms: Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074