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• Star cluster — Star clusters are groups of stars which are gravitationally bound. Two distinct types of star cluster can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars, while open clusters generally contain less… …   Wikipedia

• star cluster — Astron. a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction. Cf. globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association. * * * ▪ astronomy Introduction  either of two general types of stellar assemblages held… …   Universalium

• star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… …   Universalium

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• Star system — This article is about stars in outer space. For the Hollywood star system, see Star system (film). For a system of planets around a star, see Planetary system. A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other,[1]… …   Wikipedia

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• Star cloud — A star cloud is a group of stars that appear to be in the same position in the sky. These are not true star clusters, but rather dependent on the point of view of the observer. The stars that make up the cloud do not actually reside close to each …   Wikipedia

• Star formation — is the process by which dense parts of molecular clouds collapse into a ball of plasma to form a star. As a branch of astronomy star formation includes the study of the interstellar medium and giant molecular clouds as precursors to the star… …   Wikipedia

• Star, Fife — Star (also known as Star of Markinch) is a small village in Fife, Scotland.The name star derives from the old Norse word starr for the type of grass (sedge) that grows on boggy land. The area of land around the village has been and continues to… …   Wikipedia

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• star shell — noun an artillery shell containing an illuminant • Hypernyms: ↑flare, ↑flash * * * noun Etymology: star (I) + shell 1. : a shell that on bursting releases a shower of brilliant stars and is used for signaling 2 …   Useful english dictionary