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guide stars

guide stars is the plural of guide star.

Meaning of guide star

Noun

guide star (plural guide stars)

  1. A reference star that is used to maintain the alignment and tracking of a telescope (as the Earth rotates)

Questions about guide stars

What is guide stars the plural of?
Guide stars is the plural of guide star.

Words near guide stars in the dictionary

  1. guide rope
  2. guide ropes
  3. guide shoe
  4. guide shoes
  5. guide star
  6. guide stars
  7. guide word
  8. guide words
  9. guide-post
  10. guideboard
  11. guideboards

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Adapted from Wiktionary: guide stars (page history and authors); guide star (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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