"triple star" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: triple stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} triple star (plural triple stars)
  1. (astronomy) Three stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a trinary star. Categories (topical): Stars, Three Synonyms (star system): trinary, trinary star, triple star system, trinary star system Derived forms: triple star system Related terms: double star, quadruple star, multiple star, star system
    Sense id: en-triple_star-en-noun-alYYUZHl Disambiguation of Three: 54 46 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: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'star system': 82 18
  2. (astronomy) Three stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (trinary stars) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance. Categories (topical): Stars, Three
    Sense id: en-triple_star-en-noun-s8qwH168 Disambiguation of Three: 54 46 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: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Triple star): triobla stelo (Esperanto), tríréalta [feminine] (Irish), тройна́я звезда́ (trojnája zvezdá) [feminine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'Triple star': 52 48

Inflected forms

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