fixed starnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfɪkst ˈstɑːr/us/ˌfɪkst ˈstɑːr/a star that is so far from the earth that it seems not to move in relation to other distant (= far away) stars as the earth moves through space
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Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- Jupiter
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- pulsar
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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Examples from literature
- As seen from the earth, certain fixed stars appear to be in the neighbourhood of the sun, and are thus capable of observation during a total eclipse of the sun.