quadruple star
quadruple star noun: four stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a quadruple star system.
Noun
quadruple star (plural quadruple stars)
- Four stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a quadruple star system.
- Synonyms:
- quadruple star system
- Four stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (quadruple star systems) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance.
Synonyms of quadruple star
Forms of quadruple star
| plural | quadruple stars |
|---|
Words formed from quadruple star
Questions about quadruple star
- What does quadruple star mean?
- Quadruple star means four stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a quadruple star system.
- What part of speech is quadruple star?
- Quadruple star is a noun.
- What is the plural of quadruple star?
- The plural of quadruple star is quadruple stars.
Words near quadruple star in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quadruple 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.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “quadruple star.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/quadruple_star. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.