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恆星 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • luminary noun One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.
  • star noun A huge, glowing ball of gas in space, held together by gravity, that produces light and heat through nuclear fusion.
  • stellar adj Relating to stars.

Senses

恆星 is used for these senses in English:

  • luminary (archaic) A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies.
  • star A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
  • stellar (astronomy, notcomp) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.

luminary — full definition

  1. noun One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.
  2. noun A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies.
  3. noun An artificial light; an illumination.

star — full definition

  1. noun A huge, glowing ball of gas in space, held together by gravity, that produces light and heat through nuclear fusion.
  2. noun A shape with pointed rays, or the symbol representing it (such as ★ or *).
  3. noun A famous or exceptionally talented performer, athlete, or public figure.
  4. verb To play the leading role in a film, show, or performance.
  5. verb To mark something with a star or asterisk, often to highlight it.

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