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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 恒星 – see 恆星 (“fixed star”).
(This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 恆星). |
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Japanese
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| 恆星 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Probably from Middle Chinese compound 恆星 (MC hong seng, “fixed star”). Compare modern Mandarin 恒星. Used as a translation for the English term fixed star.
Pronunciation
Noun
恒星 • (kōsei)
- (astronomy) a fixed star: a star that does not appear to move relative to other celestial objects
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 恒星系 (こうせいけい, kōseikei): a star cluster or cloud, such as the Magellanic Cloud
- 恒星月 (こうせいげつ, kōseigetsu): stellar astronomy
- 恒星光行差 (こうせいこうこうさ, kōsei kōkōsa): a stellar aberration, an aberration of light
- 恒星時 (こうせいじ, kōseiji): sidereal time
- 恒星日 (こうせいじつ, kōseijitsu): a sidereal day
- 恒星図 (こうせいず, kōseizu): a star chart
- 恒星天 (こうせいてん, kōseiten): the ancient Greek theory of the heavens with the Earth at the center of seven concentric spheres
- 恒星天文学 (こうせいてんもんがく, kōsei tenmongaku):
- 恒星年 (こうせいねん, kōseinen): a sidereal year
- 恒星表 (こうせいひょう, kōseihyō): a star catalogue
- 恒星目録 (こうせいもくろく, kōsei mokuroku): a star catalogue
See also
- 星 (ほし, hoshi): (astronomy) star
- 惑星 (わくせい, wakusei): (astronomy) planet
References
Korean
Noun
恒星 • (hangseong) (hangeul 항성)
- (astronomy) hanja form? of 항성 (“star”)
