A star

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. a blue to white star, as Altair, Sirius, or Vega, having a surface temperature between 7500 and 10,000 K and an absorption spectrum dominated by Balmer-series lines of hydrogen.

---

Example Sentences

The movie helped make Caine a star, and the book turned Deighton, who died March 15 at the age of 97, into a bestselling author, launching a long career that included dozens of books and a lifetime of comparisons to contemporaries John le Carré, author of the George Smiley novels like “The Spy Who Came In from the Cold,” and Ian Fleming, father of James Bond.

From The Wall Street Journal

How much does a star determine what its planets are like?

From Science Daily

This region around a star is not too hot and not too cold, making it more likely that liquid water could exist on a planet's surface.

From Science Daily

"One of them involved local magnetic reconnection between the surface of the Be star and its disc. Others suggested X-rays to be linked to a companion, whether a star stripped of its outer layers, a neutron star, or an accreting white dwarf."

From Science Daily

Welsh compatriot TV star Carol Vorderman commented: "Shirley. You are the very definition of a star and wishing you all the best. Please let me know if there is anything I can do, and I hope to see you soon."

From BBC