Fixed Star Definition

fĭkst
noun

Star.

Webster's New World
A star or nebula that appears to remain in constant position relative to other celestial bodies, in contrast with celestial bodies such as the planets in our solar system, whose changes in position relative to the stars are readily observable by telescope or the unaided eye. All stars except the sun are considered fixed stars.
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Other Word Forms of Fixed Star

Noun

Singular:
fixed star
Plural:
fixed-stars

Origin of Fixed Star

  • From earlier fixed star (“comet, meteor”), alteration of faxed star. Change in meaning influenced by fixed (“stationary, remaining in place”).

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Fixed Star Sentence Examples

  • It is thus possible to exhibit a series of objects beginning at one end with the most diffused nebulosity and ending at the other with an ordinary fixed star or group of stars.

  • On the different days of the year each hour was determined by a fixed star culminating or nearly culminating in it, and the position of these stars at the time is given in the tables as in the centre, on the left eye, on the right shoulder, &c. According to the texts, in founding or rebuilding temples the north axis was determined by the same apparatus, and we may condude that it was the usual one for astronomical observations.

  • Distances and .Parallaxes of the Stars.-As the earth traverses annually its path around the sun, and passes from one part of its orbit to another, the direction in which a fixed star is seen changes.

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