asterism
Webster Dictionary
an optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica
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altair
(Altair)
Princeton's WordNet
double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
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canopus
(Canopus)
Princeton's WordNet
supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky
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twinkle
(ˈtwɪŋ kəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
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arcturus
(Arcturus)
Princeton's WordNet
the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth
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star
Webster Dictionary
to be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star
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immerge
Webster Dictionary
to dissapear by entering into any medium, as a star into the light of the sun
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light
Webster Dictionary
that which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc
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polaris
(ʊˈlɛər ɪs, -ˈlær-, pə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
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eclipse
(ɪˈklɪps)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
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glimmer
(gleam, glimmer)
Princeton's WordNet
shine brightly, like a star or a light
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gleam
(gleam, glimmer)
Princeton's WordNet
shine brightly, like a star or a light
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bolis
Webster Dictionary
a meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes
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proxima centauri
(ˈprɒk sə mə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of Alpha Centauri.
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absolute magnitude
(ˌæb səˈlut li, ˈæb səˌlut-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the magnitude of a star as it would appear to a hypothetical observer at a distance of 10 parsecs or 32.6 light-years.
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proxima centauri
(Proxima, Proxima Centauri)
Princeton's WordNet
the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years
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proxima
(Proxima, Proxima Centauri)
Princeton's WordNet
the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years
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denebola
(Denebola)
Princeton's WordNet
a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth
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brown dwarf
(ˈbɛt i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a cold, dark star that is too small to initiate the nuclear reactions that generate heat and light.
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planetary nebula
(planetary nebula)
Princeton's WordNet
a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star
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sun
(sun, Sun)
Princeton's WordNet
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
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absolute magnitude
(absolute magnitude)
Princeton's WordNet
(astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth
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asterism
(asterism)
Princeton's WordNet
(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
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sirius
(ˈsɪr i əs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
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algol
(ˈæl gɒl, -gɔl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a second-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star.
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apastron
Webster Dictionary
that point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary
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canopus
(əˈnoʊ pəs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
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alcyone
(ælˈsaɪ əˌni)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
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aldebaran
Webster Dictionary
a red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the bright star in the group called the Hyades
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starwort
Webster Dictionary
a small plant of the genus Stellaria, having star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed
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