MULTIPLE STAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system of three or more stars associated by gravity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("multiple star" is a kind of...):

star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "multiple star"):

Trapezium (a multiple star in the constellation of Orion)

Instance hyponyms:

Alpha Geminorum; Castor (a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux)

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