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See Also: trinary star, triple star system, quintuple star, quintuple star system, multiple star, multiple star system
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quadruple star — noun a) Four stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a quadruple star system. b) Four stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one… … Wiktionary
double star system — noun a binary star Syn: binary star system, binary star See Also: stellar system, star system, multiple star system, single star system, trinary star system, triple … Wiktionary
triple star system — noun a trinary star Syn: trinary star system, trinary star See Also: stellar system, star system, multiple star system, single star system, binary star system, dou … Wiktionary
trinary star system — noun a trinary star Syn: triple star system, trinary star See Also: stellar system, star system, multiple star system, single star system, binary star system, doubl … Wiktionary
binary star system — noun a binary star Syn: double star system, binary star See Also: stellar system, star system, multiple star system, single star system, trinary star system, triple … Wiktionary
single star system — noun A star system consisting of a solitary star not gravitationally bound to other stars See Also: star system, multiple star system, double star system, triple star system, quadruple star system, quintuple star syst … Wiktionary
multiple star system — noun A stellar system that has multiple stars orbiting around each other; multiple star Syn: multiple star See Also: single star system, double star system, triple star system, quad … Wiktionary
Star system — This article is about stars in outer space. For the Hollywood star system, see Star system (film). For a system of planets around a star, see Planetary system. A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other,[1]… … Wikipedia
Multiple star — Artist s impression of the orbits of HD 188753, a triple star system A multiple star consists of three or more stars which appear from the Earth to be close to one another in the sky. This may result from the stars being physically close and… … Wikipedia
trinary star — noun A stellar system that has three stars orbiting around each other; triple star. Syn: triple star, trinary, trinary star system, triple star system See Also: binary star … Wiktionary
