Meanings
plural star systems
- astronomyA group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.
Synonyms: stellar system
- broadcastingA 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.
2001, Paul McDonald, The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 107
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.
Translations
Arabic نِظَام نَجْمِيّ
- نِظَام نَجْمِيّ (niẓām najmiyy)group of stars that orbit one another
Bulgarian зве́здна систе́ма
- зве́здна систе́ма (zvézdna sistéma)group of stars that orbit one another
Chinese Mandarin 恆星系統 /恒星系统, 恆星系 /恒星系
- 恆星系統 /恒星系统 (héngxīng xìtǒng)group of stars that orbit one another
- 恆星系 /恒星系 (héngxīngxì)group of stars that orbit one another
Finnish tähtijärjestelmä
- tähtijärjestelmägroup of stars that orbit one another
French système stellaire
- système stellairegroup of stars that orbit one another
German Sternsystem, Sternensystem
- Sternsystemgroup of stars that orbit one another
- Sternensystemgroup of stars that orbit one another
Hindi तारा प्रणाली, तारकीय प्रणाली
- तारा प्रणाली (tārā praṇālī)group of stars that orbit one another
- तारकीय प्रणाली (tārkīya praṇālī)group of stars that orbit one another
Hungarian csillagrendszer
- csillagrendszergroup of stars that orbit one another
Italian sistema stellare
- sistema stellaregroup of stars that orbit one another
Japanese 恒星系
- 恒星系 (kōseikei)group of stars that orbit one another
Korean 항성계
- 항성계 (hangseonggye)group of stars that orbit one another
Norwegian Bokmål stjernesystem
- stjernesystemgroup of stars that orbit one another
Persian سامانهٔ ستارهای
- سامانهٔ ستارهای (sâmâne-ye setâre-yi)group of stars that orbit one another
Polish układ gwiazd, system gwiezdny
- układ gwiazdgroup of stars that orbit one another
- system gwiezdnygroup of stars that orbit one another
Portuguese sistema estelar
- sistema estelargroup of stars that orbit one another
Romanian sistem stelar
- sistem stelargroup of stars that orbit one another
Russian звёздная систе́ма
- звёздная систе́ма (zvjózdnaja sistéma)group of stars that orbit one another
Spanish sistema estelar
- sistema estelargroup of stars that orbit one another
Swedish stjärnsystem
- stjärnsystemgroup of stars that orbit one another
Turkish yıldız sistemi
- yıldız sistemigroup of stars that orbit one another
Ukrainian зо́ряна систе́ма
- зо́ряна систе́ма (zórjana systéma)group of stars that orbit one another
Cite this entry
star system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20system
“star system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20system. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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