Εννοια

• Noun

  1. Any small, natural and bright dot appearing in the unobscured sky, especially in the night or twilight sky.
  2. A spheroid of plasma with sufficient gravity to fuse hydrogen or heavier elements into heavier elements still. Depending on context the Sun may or may not be included.
  3. A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.
  4. An actor in a leading role.
  5. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
  6. (by extension) A friend, a mate, a pal.
  7. An asterisk (*) or symbol (★).
  8. A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
  9. A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
  10. A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
  11. A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
  12. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
  13. A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruption.

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