companion star
1companion star — noun : companion 4d * * * Astron. companion1 (def. 6). [1775 85] * * * companion star noun A star appearing to be close to another though not necessarily near it in space, eg the fainter component of a double star • • • Main Entry: ↑companion …
2companion star — compan′ion star n. astron. companion I, 7) • Etymology: 1775–85 …
3companion star — Astron. companion1 (def. 6). [1775 85] * * * …
4Companion — may refer to: A friend or acquaintance you associate yourself with Companion (caregiving), a nurse assistant or similar professional who assists a patient one on one Companion (ship), an architectural feature of ships Companion animal, a pet… …
5Star count — Star Counts are bookkeeping surveys of stars and the statistical and geometrical methods used to correct the survey data for bias. The surveys are most often made of nearby stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.One of the interests of astronomy is to… …
6unseen companion star — noun : a member of a binary or multiple star system that is known to exist only by its gravitational effect on the visible components whose apparent motions it usually alters in a cyclic manner …
7Star — For other uses, see Star (disambiguation) …
8Star system — This article is about stars in outer space. For the Hollywood star system, see Star system (film). For a system of planets around a star, see Planetary system. A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other,[1]… …
9companion — companion1 companionless, adj. /keuhm pan yeuhn/, n. 1. a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another: my son and his two companions. 2. a person employed to accompany, assist, or live with another in the… …
10Star Wars Miniatures Battles — is a tabletop wargame produced by West End Games in 1989 and republished in a 2nd edition version in 1990. It was winner of the 1991 Origins Award for Best New Miniatures Rules . [cite web|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1991|… …
