Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fixed star

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
fixed s-tar
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A star whose movement cannot be seen from Earth.

Etymology

Originally so named as to distinguish the stars that appear to have a fixed position on the firmament from the “wandering stars”, i.e., the planets.

Inflected Forms

fixed stars (plural)

Phrases

faxed star

Frequently Paired Words

faxed star

Questions

What does fixed star mean?
A star whose movement cannot be seen from Earth.
Where does fixed star come from?
Originally so named as to distinguish the stars that appear to have a fixed position on the firmament from the “wandering stars”, i.e., the planets.

How to pronounce fixed star

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