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star system en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈstɑː(ɹ)ˌsɪstəm/

Meanings

1. A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.
2. A method of creating, promoting and exploiting movie stars in cinema, emphasizing on their images rather than their acting.
   • Chapters have examined the general structural trends that have defined particular phases in the organisation of the star system, looking at the conditions in which the system emerged, how the studios controlled the ownership of star images, and the power of the star in contemporary Hollywood. 2001, Paul McDonald, The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 107:

Forms

Relateds

solar system · planetary system · constellation

Synonyms

stellar system

Translations (29)

cmn 恆星系 /恒星系 (group of stars that orbit one another) · hi तारा प्रणाली (group of stars that orbit one another) · de Sternensystem (group of stars that orbit one another) · pl układ gwiazd (group of stars that orbit one another) · es sistema estelar (group of stars that orbit one another) · fr système stellaire (group of stars that orbit one another) · ko 항성계 (group of stars that orbit one another) · sv stjärnsystem (group of stars that orbit one another) · bg зве́здна систе́ма (group of stars that orbit one another) · cmn 恆星系統 /恒星系统 (group of stars that orbit one another) · hi तारकीय प्रणाली (group of stars that orbit one another) · it sistema stellare (group of stars that orbit one another) · ro sistem stelar (group of stars that orbit one another) · be зо́рная сістэ́ма (group of stars that orbit one another) · ja 恒星系 (group of stars that orbit one another) · pt sistema estelar (group of stars that orbit one another) · mk ѕвезден систем (group of stars that orbit one another) · hy աստղային համակարգ (group of stars that orbit one another) · de Sternsystem (group of stars that orbit one another) · ru звёздная систе́ма (group of stars that orbit one another) · fi tähtijärjestelmä (group of stars that orbit one another) · ar نِظَام نَجْمِيّ (group of stars that orbit one another) · tr yıldız sistemi (group of stars that orbit one another) · be зо́рная сыстэ́ма (group of stars that orbit one another) · uk зо́ряна систе́ма (group of stars that orbit one another) · nb stjernesystem (group of stars that orbit one another) · hu csillagrendszer (group of stars that orbit one another) · fa سامانهٔ ستارهای (group of stars that orbit one another) · pl system gwiezdny (group of stars that orbit one another)