star system

noun

1. the practice of casting and promoting star performers for their ability to draw at the box office.

star system

noun

1. astronomy a group of celestial bodies that are associated as a result of natural laws

2. the practice of casting one or two famous actors or actresses in a film, play, etc, so that their popularity ensures its success

3. a design for laying cables for cable television in which each house is fed by an individual cable from a local central distribution point

Word History and Origins

Origin of star system¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

London would be more suited to either a percentage or flat fee system, the authors suggested, as Britain "lacks a statutory national 'star' system for hotels present in France and Italy".

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Meet the ‘hip’ star system HIP 67522, located 408 light years away from the Earth.

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The neutron star system produces an unusually dense outflow that challenges current ideas about how these winds form and how they reshape their surroundings.

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Because the processes around supermassive black holes might mirror those near GX13+1, the team chose this neutron star system as a closer, brighter target that could reveal the underlying physics in sharper detail.

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If he is, Bellingham will return to duty having been made acutely aware by Tuchel that there is no star system, no special cases, no automatic route back into England's team.

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Related Words

• galaxy 
• solar system