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恒星 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • star noun A huge, glowing ball of gas in space, held together by gravity, that produces light and heat through nuclear fusion.
  • sun noun The star at the centre of our solar system, which gives Earth light and heat.

Senses

恒星 is used for these senses in English:

  • fixed star (star) A star whose movement cannot be seen from Earth.
  • star A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.
  • 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.
  • sun (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.

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.

sun — full definition

  1. noun The star at the centre of our solar system, which gives Earth light and heat.
  2. noun Sunlight or sunshine.
  3. verb To expose something, or yourself, to sunlight.

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