fixed star

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fikst stahr]
- /fɪkst stɑr/
- /fɪkst stɑː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fikst stahr]
- /fɪkst stɑr/

Definitions of fixed star words

noun fixed star any of the stars which apparently always retain the same position in respect to one another. 1
noun fixed star any of the stars in the Ptolemaic system, all of which were thought to be attached to an outer crystal sphere thus explaining their apparent lack of movement 0
noun fixed star an extremely distant star whose position appears to be almost stationary over a long period of time 0
noun fixed star any star that appeared to early astronomers to be in a fixed position when compared to other stars, in contrast to the planets, which were thought to be moving stars 0
noun fixed star (astronomy) Any star that is so distant that its movement, relative to others, is not perceptible; in practice, any star except the sun. 0

See all 5 definitions of fixed star

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Origin of fixed star

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fixed star

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fixed star

fixed star popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fixed star usage trend in Literature

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