multiple star

English

Noun

multiple star (plural multiple stars)

1. (astronomy) Multiple stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a multiple star system.
2. (astronomy) Multiple stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (multiple star systems) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance.

Synonyms

• (star system): multiple star system

Derived terms

• multiple star system

Related terms

• single star
• double star
• triple star
• quadruple star
• quintuple star

Translations

Multiple star

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聚星 (zh) (jùxīng)

• Esperanto: kelkobla stelo, kelkopa stelo, multobla stelo
• French: étoile multiple (fr) f
• Irish: ilréalta f
• Russian: кра́тная звезда́ f (krátnaja zvezdá)

See also

• star system