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Look up: pollux

  1. 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. Pollux is a star of the first magnitude and is 33 light-years away from the earth.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Pollux
    Pollux was the Roman name for Polydeuces.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Pollux
    [n] - the brightest star in Gemini
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Pollux
    In Greek mythology, the twin brother of Castor (see Castor and Pollux). ...
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  5. Pollux
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  6. 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 .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/119

  7. 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) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. Pollux
    noun the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
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  9. Pollux
    `Pollux` may refer to: *EAS Pollux, a spaceship in the television series `Babylon 5` *Julius Pollux, (Ioulios Poludeukes) a Greek rhetorician *Pollux (mountain) in the Pennine Alps], Italy/Switzerland *Pollux (mythology) or Polydeuces, one of the Gemini twins *Pollux (star), (β Geminorum) *A whaler and exploration ship later renamed SS `Southern Cross` `Pollux` may also refer to: *a character in the anime series `Words Worth` *a crater on the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollux

  10. Pollux
    • (n.) A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor. • (n.) Same as Pollucite.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. 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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/89

  12. Pollux
    (Beta Geminorum) The brightest star in the constellation Gemini, despite its Beta designation, and the 17th brightest in the sky. Pollux is a giant orange K star that makes an interesting color contrast with its white 'twin,' Castor. Evidence has been found for a a hot, out...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  13. Pollux
    Pollux, Greek hero: see Castor and Pollux.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A09176

  14. 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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08395


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