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Kochab in a sentence

Kochab meaning

β Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.

Using Kochab

  • The main meaning on this page is: β Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.

Context around Kochab

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

star 1× umi 1×

Sentence patterns with Kochab

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

kochab and magnitude 1× stars including kochab 1× the star kochab well up 1× α umi kochab β umi 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

if you look 1× kochab and magnitude 1× of these ten 1× planets have been 1×

Common sentence endings:

farkadain η umi 1× stars including kochab 1× the pole star 1×

Words around Kochab

Just before it in the word index:

koch 378 kocev 2 kocer 2 kocchar 2 kocbek 2 kocay 3

Just after it in the word index:

kochan 2 kochanova 8 kochanski 7 kochar 7 kocharian 17 kocharyan 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Kochab

  • In this selection, "kochab" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, star and umi stand out and add context to how "kochab" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include kochab and magnitude and stars including kochab. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kochab" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kochab

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Planets have been detected orbiting four of the stars, including Kochab. (11 words)

Kochab and magnitude 3 Gamma Ursae Minoris have been called the "guardians of the pole star". (16 words)

Of these ten stars, six have a proper name, viz. Polaris (α UMi), Kochab (β UMi), Pherkad (γ UMi), Yildun (δ UMi), Ahfa al Farkadain (ζ UMi) and Anwar al Farkadain (η UMi). (33 words)

Longer example sentences

If you look from a Northern Hemisphere location around the time of the solstice, you’ll find the Big Dipper and the star Kochab well up in the north-northeast at around 1 a.m. your local time. (38 words)

Of these ten stars, six have a proper name, viz. Polaris (α UMi), Kochab (β UMi), Pherkad (γ UMi), Yildun (δ UMi), Ahfa al Farkadain (ζ UMi) and Anwar al Farkadain (η UMi). (33 words)

Kochab and magnitude 3 Gamma Ursae Minoris have been called the "guardians of the pole star". (16 words)

Example sentences (4)

If you look from a Northern Hemisphere location around the time of the solstice, you’ll find the Big Dipper and the star Kochab well up in the north-northeast at around 1 a.m. your local time.

Kochab and magnitude 3 Gamma Ursae Minoris have been called the "guardians of the pole star".

Of these ten stars, six have a proper name, viz. Polaris (α UMi), Kochab (β UMi), Pherkad (γ UMi), Yildun (δ UMi), Ahfa al Farkadain (ζ UMi) and Anwar al Farkadain (η UMi).

Planets have been detected orbiting four of the stars, including Kochab.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kochab" in a sentence?
An example: "If you look from a Northern Hemisphere location around the time of the solstice, you’ll find the Big Dipper and the star Kochab well up in the north-northeast at around 1 a.m. your local time." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "kochab" from authentic English texts.
What does "kochab" mean?
Kochab means: β Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.
How many example sentences with "kochab" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "kochab", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.