"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: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'star system': 75 25
  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, Four
    Sense id: en-quadruple_star-en-noun-MvIHHKTP Disambiguation of Four: 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: 44 56 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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