star connection

British  

noun

1. a connection used in a polyphase electrical device or system of devices in which the windings each have one end connected to a common junction, the star point , and the other end to a separate terminal See also Y connection Compare delta connection

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Example Sentences

She is certainly less explicit about a pop star connection than Anna Todd, whose “After” series of novels started explicitly as Styles fan fiction on the platform Wattpad and have since been turned into a film franchise.

From New York Times

The +1thevote campaign also lacks the rock star connection courtesy of Michael Stipe and his seminal alternative rock quartet.

From Washington Times

Not missing a beat, the Chicks’ Natalie Maines repeated her “Texas!” shout-out, a tacit acknowledgement of their Lone Star connection and the tangled roots of American music.

From Los Angeles Times