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celestial pole

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. celestial pole (noun)
  2. north celestial pole (noun)
  3. south celestial pole (noun)

celestial pole

noun

Definition of CELESTIAL POLE

: either of the two points on the celestial sphere around which the diurnal rotation of the stars appears to take place
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First Known Use of CELESTIAL POLE

1848

Rhymes with CELESTIAL POLE

ace in the hole, animal pole, arteriole, bibliopole, cholesterol, Costa del Sol, Haitian Creole, liberty pole, magnetic pole

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