ALL meanings of fixed star
fixed star
F f - 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