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star
Betekenis
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- Any small, natural and bright dot appearing in the unobscured sky, especially in the night or twilight sky.
- 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.
- A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.
- An actor in a leading role.
- An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
- (by extension) A friend, a mate, a pal.
- An asterisk (*) or symbol (★).
- A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
- 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.
- A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
- A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
- A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
- 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.
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/stɑː(ɹ)/
Verwant aan Fries
stjer
Verwant aan Nederlands
ster
Verwant aan Duits
Stern
Verwant aan Spaans
estrella
Verwant aan Portugees
estrela
Verwant aan Northern Kurdish
stêr
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