"quadruple star" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quadruple stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadruple star (plural quadruple stars)
  1. (astronomy) Four stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a quadruple star system. Categories (topical): Stars, Four Synonyms (star system): quadruple star system
    Sense id: en-quadruple_star-en-noun-Wn~OCphj Disambiguation of Four: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 35 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'star system': 76 24
  2. (astronomy) Four stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (quadruple star systems) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance. Categories (topical): Stars
    Sense id: en-quadruple_star-en-noun-MvIHHKTP Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quadruple star system Related terms: triple star, quintuple star, multiple star, star system Translations (Quadruple star): kvaropa stelo (Esperanto), réalta cheathrúil [feminine] (Irish), четверна́я звезда́ (četvernája zvezdá) [feminine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'Quadruple star': 49 51

Inflected forms

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