star system

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

star system (plural star systems)

1. (astronomy) A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.
2. (film) A method of creating, promoting and exploiting movie stars in cinema, emphasizing on their images rather than acting.

Usage notesEdit

Systems with planetary bodies orbiting stars are referred to as “solar systems” or “planetary systems”.

SynonymsEdit

• stellar system

HypernymsEdit

• system

HyponymsEdit

• binary star
• double star

See alsoEdit

• constellation
• planetary system
• solar system

ReferencesEdit

• star system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia