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double star

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
dou-ble s-tar
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.

noun

Two stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (binary stars) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance (optical binaries).

Inflected Forms

double stars (plural)

Phrases

double star system single star single star system triple star multiple star star system

Frequently Paired Words

single star single star system triple star multiple star star system

Synonyms

binary binary star double star system binary star system

Questions

What does double star mean?
Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.

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