companion star

Save This Word!

noun Astronomy.

companion¹ (def. 6).

QUIZ

GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!

Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.

Question 1 of 9

Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of companion star

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby companion star

companion ladder, companion piece, companion planting, companion set, companionship, companion star, companion vein, companionway, company, company doctor, company grade

How to use companion star in a sentence

New calculations indicate that a massive star whose outer layer gets torn off by a companion star ends up shedding a lot more carbon than if the star had been born a loner.
How massive stars in binary systems turn into carbon factories|Ken Croswell|November 18, 2021|Science News
That’s because, when the companion star removes the massive star’s envelope, the helium core shrinks.
How massive stars in binary systems turn into carbon factories|Ken Croswell|November 18, 2021|Science News
From this, we established how many of stars contained more planetary material than their companion star.
A Quarter of Sun-Like Stars Eat Their Own Planets, According to New Research|Lorenzo Spina|September 2, 2021|Singularity Hub
Salisbury writes that the “dog star” Sirius, for example, is the brightest star in the sky not only because of its relatively close proximity to earth but because of the presence of a companion star, or “pup,” that boosts its shine.
Everything You Need to Know to Take Your Kids Stargazing|lwhelan|July 18, 2021|Outside Online

Then, astronomers realized that old pulsars can “spin-up” by siphoning mass from a companion star, and flash every one to 10 milliseconds.
Here are 10 of Arecibo’s coolest achievements|Maria Temming|December 7, 2020|Science News
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame|Ben Jacobs|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was seen by a small delegation of star-struck prelates and dignitaries who later described the film as “moving.”
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning?
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The star announces he is to marry his 27-year-old boyfriend.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice turned herself in to serve a 15-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud.
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’|Michael Howard|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
She took the fan from Madame Ratignolle and began to fan both herself and her companion.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
I was thinking of any thing but the Virgin, or the window, or the light; I was thinking of my companion—so fair, and so devout.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
I had no idea who they were, as the Grand Duke was in morning costume, and had no star or decoration to distinguish him.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay