恒星

See also: 恆星

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 恒星 – see 恆星 (“fixed star”).
(This term, 恒星, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 恆星.)
Notes:

Japanese
恒星 (kōsei): a fixed star.
Kanji in this term
恒 星
こう
Grade: S		 せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
恆星 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 恆星 (MC ɦəŋ seŋ, “fixed star”). Compare modern Mandarin 恒星. Used as a translation for the English term fixed star.

Pronunciation

    Noun

    恒(こう)星(せい) • (kōsei) 

    1. (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

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    恒星

    Noun

    恒星 • (hangseong) (hangeul 항성)

    1. (astronomy) Hanja form? of 항성 (“star”).
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