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1. Pollux
   [n] - the brightest star in Gemini
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2. Pollux
   In Greek mythology, the twin brother of Castor (see Castor and Pollux). ...
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3. Pollux
   Thumb.
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4. Pollux
   Pol'lux noun [ Latin , the twin brother of castor; also, the constellation.] 1. (Astron.) A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Confer 3d Castor . 2. (Min.) Same as Pollucite .
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5. pollux
   1. <astronomy> A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor. ... 2. <chemical> Same as Pollucite. ... Origin: L, the twin brother of castor; also, the constellation. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. Pollux
   noun the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
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7. Pollux
   • (n.) A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor. • (n.) Same as Pollucite.
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8. Pollux
   brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Gemini (q.v.). A reddish giant star, it has an apparent visual magnitude of 1.15. The stars Castor and ... [2 related articles]
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9. Pollux
   The Pollux was a French minelayer of 2461 tons displacement originally built by Swan Hunter as an ice breaker for the Russian navy and launched in 1915 as the Ilya Murometz. The Pollux was powered by coal fired boilers providing a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 162. She was armed ...
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10. Pollux
    Pollux is a cultivated variety of potato.
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11. Pollux
    Pollux, Greek hero: see Castor and Pollux.
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12. Pollux
    Pollux, brightest star in the constellation Gemini; Bayer designation Beta Geminorum; 1992 position R.A. 7h44.8m, Dec. +28°03'. An orange giant of spectral class K0 III, it is the nearest giant star, lying at a distance of 35 light-years. Its apparent magnitude of 1.13 makes it one of the 20...
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13. Pollux
    Pollux (Beta Geminorum) is the southernmost of the two stars in the zodiacal constellation Gemini, called the heavenly twins, the other twin being Castor.
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14. Pollux
    Pollux was the Roman name for Polydeuces.
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15. Pollux
    (astronomy) Brightest star in the constellation Gemini, the Twins, and the 17th-brightest star in the night sky. Pollux is a yellow star with a true luminosity 45 times that of the Sun. It is 36 light years away from the Sun. The first-magnitude Pollux and the second-magnitude Cast...
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16. Pollux
    :Not to be confused with Pollex, the Latin word for "thumb." `Pollux` may refer to: ;Astronomy ;Fictional characters ;Games ;Geography ;Mythology ;People ;Railroads ;Ships ;Television
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17. Pollux
    (star) `Pollux` (β Gem, β Geminorum, Beta Geminorum) is an orange giant star approximately 34 light-years from the Earth in the constellation of Gemini (the Twins). Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation, brighter than Castor (Alpha Geminorum). In 2006, Pollux was confirmed t...
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18. Pollux
    (mountain) `Pollux` (4,092 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks (Zwillinge), the other being Castor, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology. It is separated from Ca...
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