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double stars

double stars is the plural of double star.

Meaning of double star

Noun

double star (plural double stars)

  1. Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.
  2. 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).

Questions about double stars

What is double stars the plural of?
Double stars is the plural of double star.

Words near double stars in the dictionary

  1. double standardists
  2. double standards
  3. double star
  4. double star system
  5. double star systems
  6. double stars
  7. double steal
  8. double steals
  9. double steam
  10. double steamed
  11. double steamer

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