"double star" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: double stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double star (plural double stars)
  1. (astronomy) Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star. Categories (topical): Stars, Two Synonyms (star system): binary, binary star, double star system, binary star system
    Sense id: en-double_star-en-noun-AxjcGXBe Disambiguation of Two: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 55 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'star system': 81 19
  2. (astronomy) Two stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (binary stars) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance (optical binaries). Categories (topical): Stars, Two
    Sense id: en-double_star-en-noun-35ka4H0p Disambiguation of Two: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 55 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: double star system Related terms: single star, single star system, triple star, multiple star, star system Translations (double star): izar bikoitz (Basque), estrella doble [feminine] (Catalan), 雙星 (Chinese Mandarin), 双星 (shuāngxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), duobla stelo (Esperanto), kaksoistähti (Finnish), étoile double [feminine] (French), étoile binaire [feminine] (French), Doppelstern [masculine] (German), réalta dhúbailte [feminine] (Irish), 二重星 (nijūsei) (alt: にじゅうせい) (Japanese), estrela dupla [feminine] (Portuguese), двойна́я звезда́ (dvojnája zvezdá) [feminine] (Russian), estrella doble [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'double star': 55 45

Inflected forms

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