"star system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: star systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} star system (plural star systems)
  1. (astronomy) A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another. Categories (topical): Stars, Systems Synonyms: stellar system Related terms: constellation, planetary system, solar system Translations (group of stars that orbit one another): نِظَام نَجْمِيّ (niẓām najmiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), աստղային համակարգ (astġayin hamakarg) (Armenian), зо́рная сістэ́ма (zórnaja sistéma) [feminine] (Belarusian), зо́рная сыстэ́ма (zórnaja systéma) [feminine] (Belarusian), зве́здна систе́ма (zvézdna sistéma) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 恆星系統 (Chinese Mandarin), 恒星系统 (héngxīng xìtǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), 恆星系 (Chinese Mandarin), 恒星系 (héngxīngxì) (Chinese Mandarin), tähtijärjestelmä (Finnish), système stellaire [masculine] (French), Sternsystem [neuter] (German), Sternensystem [neuter] (German), csillagrendszer (Hungarian), sistema stellare [masculine] (Italian), 恒星系 (kōseikei) (alt: こうせいけい) (Japanese), 항성계 (hangseonggye) (alt: 恒星系) (Korean), ѕвезден систем (dzvezden sistem) [masculine] (Macedonian), stjernesystem [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), سامانهٔ ستارهای (sâmâne-ye setâre-yi) (Persian), układ gwiazd [masculine] (Polish), system gwiezdny [masculine] (Polish), sistema estelar [masculine] (Portuguese), sistem stelar [neuter] (Romanian), звёздная систе́ма (zvjózdnaja sistéma) [feminine] (Russian), sistema estelar [masculine] (Spanish), stjärnsystem [neuter] (Swedish), yıldız sistemi (Turkish), зо́ряна систе́ма (zórjana systéma) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-star_system-en-noun-hKSiAjg0 Disambiguation of Systems: 64 36 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: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'group of stars that orbit one another': 88 12
  2. (film) A method of creating, promoting and exploiting movie stars in cinema, emphasizing on their images rather than acting. Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-star_system-en-noun-k6pA7hxk 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: 55 45 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "звёздная систе́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "group of stars that orbit one another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sistema estelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "group of stars that orbit one another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stjärnsystem"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "group of stars that orbit one another",
      "word": "yıldız sistemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zórjana systéma",
      "sense": "group of stars that orbit one another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зо́ряна систе́ма"
    }
  ],
  "word": "star system"
}

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