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pollux

Syllables: Pol·lux/ˈpɒləks/US/ˈpɑləks/

pollux noun: a variety of petalite always found with castor.

Noun

pollux (uncountable)

  1. A variety of petalite always found with castor.
    Synonyms:
    polluxite

Proper noun capitalized: Pollux

Pollux

  1. (Greek) One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.
  2. A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.

pollux meaning in Tamil

pollux in Tamil

மிதுனம்

Synonyms of pollux

Origin of pollux

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs), from Greek mythology; also see etymology at castor (“a mineral”).

From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).

Words formed from pollux

Questions about pollux

What does pollux mean?
Pollux means a variety of petalite always found with castor.
What is pollux in Tamil?
Pollux in Tamil is மிதுனம். See Pollux meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pollux?
Pollux can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pollux?
Pollux is pronounced /ˈpɒləks/ (UK).

Words near pollux in the dictionary

  1. pollutionist
  2. pollutionists
  3. pollutionless
  4. pollutions
  5. pollutive
  6. pollux
  7. polluxite
  8. polly
  9. Polly Anna
  10. Polly Crockett hat
  11. Polly Crockett hats

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pollux (page history and authors); Pollux (page history and authors); pollux (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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