Phrase guide

star system

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stellar system

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A method of creating, promoting and exploiting movie stars in cinema, emphasizing on their images rather than their acting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نِظَام نَجْمِيّ (niẓām najmiyy) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Armenian: աստղային համակարգ (astġayin hamakarg) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Belarusian: зо́рная сістэ́ма (zórnaja sistéma) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Belarusian: зо́рная сыстэ́ма (zórnaja systéma) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Bulgarian: зве́здна систе́ма (zvézdna sistéma) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恆星系統 /恒星系统 (héngxīng xìtǒng) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恆星系 /恒星系 (héngxīngxì) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Finnish: tähtijärjestelmä — group of stars that orbit one another
  • French: système stellaire — group of stars that orbit one another
  • German: Sternsystem — group of stars that orbit one another
  • German: Sternensystem — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Hindi: तारा प्रणाली (tārā praṇālī) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Hindi: तारकीय प्रणाली (tārkīya praṇālī) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Hungarian: csillagrendszer — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Italian: sistema stellare — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Japanese: 恒星系 (kōseikei) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Korean: 항성계 (hangseonggye) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Macedonian: ѕвезден систем (dzvezden sistem) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stjernesystem — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Persian: سامانهٔ ستارهای (sâmâne-ye setâre-yi) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Polish: układ gwiazd — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Polish: system gwiezdny — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Portuguese: sistema estelar — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Romanian: sistem stelar — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Russian: звёздная систе́ма (zvjózdnaja sistéma) — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Spanish: sistema estelar — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Swedish: stjärnsystem — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Turkish: yıldız sistemi — group of stars that orbit one another
  • Ukrainian: зо́ряна систе́ма (zórjana systéma) — group of stars that orbit one another