star system

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star system

  • /ˈstɑː(ɹ)ˌsɪstəm/

noun star systems

  1. A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.

    Similar: stellar system

  2. A method of creating, promoting and exploiting movie stars in cinema, emphasizing on their images rather than their acting. Chapters have examined the general structural trends that have defined particular phases in the organisation of the star system, looking at the conditions in which the system emerged, how the studios controlled the ownership of star images, and the power of the star in contemporary Hollywood.

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noun group of stars that orbit one another

Españolsistema estelar
한국어항성계 hangseonggye
日本語恒星系 kōseikei
中文恆星系統 /恒星系统 héngxīng xìtǒng, 恆星系 /恒星系 héngxīngxì
हिन्दीतारा प्रणाली tārā praṇālī, तारकीय प्रणाली tārkīya praṇālī
Portuguêssistema estelar
Françaissystème stellaire
DeutschSternsystem, Sternensystem
Italianosistema stellare
Românăsistem stelar
Русскийзвёздная систе́ма zvjózdnaja sistéma
العربيةنِظَام نَجْمِيّ niẓām najmiyy

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@misc{star_system_2026,
  title = {star system},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/star%20system},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}