multiple star

noun

: several stars in close proximity that appear to form a single system

Examples of multiple star in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The archives contained work from the news site's founding in 1996 that documented the rise of multiple stars and genres. —

James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024 Hanging over Opening Day is an unresolved spat within the MLBPA in which some members want to remove deputy director Bruce Meyer after a slow-moving free agency that ended with multiple stars taking short-term deals. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024 The observations capture a critical moment in the formation process of a multiple star system. —

Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023 The next brightest is Canopus at –0.72, followed by the multiple stars of Alpha Centauri (which appear as just one to the unaided eye) at –0.3. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for multiple star

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Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multiple star was in 1786

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“Multiple star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20star. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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