HyperDic: multiple_star

English > 1 sense of the expression multiple star:
NOUNobjectmultiple stara system of three or more stars associated by gravity
English > multiple star: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA system of three or more stars associated by gravity.
InstancesCastor, Alpha GeminorumA multiple star with 6 components
NarrowerTrapeziumA multiple star in the constellation of Orion
Broaderstar(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
Spanishestrella múltiple
Catalanestel múltiple, estrella múltiple

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