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ˈpɒl əkspol·lux
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Princeton's WordNet
Polluxnoun
the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
Wiktionary
Polluxnoun
One of the Dioscuri, son of Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Castor.
Polluxnoun
A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (u03B2) Geminorum.
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Pollux, also known as Beta Geminorum, is the brightest star in the constellation of Gemini and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It is an orange giant star located about 34 light years from Earth. In Greek mythology, Pollux was also the name of one of the twins, Castor and Pollux, also known as the Dioscuri.
Webster Dictionary
Polluxnoun
a fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor
Polluxnoun
same as Pollucite
Etymology: [L., the twin brother of castor; also, the constellation.]
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Pollux
Pollux is a star in the northern constellation of Gemini, the Twins. It is an evolved giant star with an orange hue. At an apparent visual magnitude of 1.1, Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation; brighter even than its neighbor Castor. Parallax measurements made with the Hipparcos astrometry satellite place it at a distance of about 33.78 light-years from Earth. Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified. In 2006, Pollux was confirmed to have an extrasolar planet orbiting it.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pollux
pol′uks, n. (myth.) the twin brother of Castor: a star in the constellation of the twins. [L.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Pollux
the twin brother of Castor (q. v.).
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pollux
β Geminorum. A bright and well-known star in the ancient constellation Gemini, of which it is the second in brightness.
Mythology
Pollux
(Pol′lux). Twin brother of Castor. Their father was Jupiter and their mother Leda. He and his brother form the constellation Gemini. His Greek name was Polydeuces. Castor and Pollux are also known under the name of Dioscuri, the presiding deities of public games in Rome, Castor being the god of equestrian exercise, and Pollux the god of boxing.
Who Was Who?
Pollux
Leda's other twin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pollux in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pollux in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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