1590s, "to affix a star or asterisk to," from star (n.). From 1718 as "to set with stars." Meaning "perform the lead part" (of actors, singers, etc.) is from 1824. Sporti [..]

Old English steorra "star," from Proto-Germanic *sterron, *sternon (source also of Old Saxon sterro, Old Frisian stera, Dutch ster, Old High German sterro, German Stern, Old Norse stjarna, S [..]

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Click for a picture The process of star formation (Source: Spitzer Science Center: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/documents/compendium/galsci/) A massive, luminous ball of gas or plasma, held together [..]

A giant ball of hot gas that creates and emits its own radiation through nuclear fusion.

Star, Morninga name figuratively given to Christ ( Revelation 22:16 ; Compare 2 Peter 1:19 ). When Christ promises that he will give the "morning star" to his faithful ones, he "promise [..]

large ball of gas and plasma that radiates energy through nuclear fusion, such as the sun.

A huge ball of gas held together by gravity. The central core of a star is extremely hot and produces energy. Some of this energy is released as visible light, which makes the star glow. Stars come in [..]

A network topology that is constructed by connecting computing devices to a common device.

A network configuration (topology) in which all computers and devices are connected by direct cables to a central hub.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man [..]

A preplanned instrument flight rule (IFR) ATC arrival procedure published for pilot use in graphic and textual form. STARs provide transition from the en route structure to an outer fix or an instrument approach fix/arrival waypoint in the terminal area

A huge ball of gas held together by gravity. The central core of a star is extremely hot and produces energy. Some of this energy is released as visible light, which makes the star glow. Stars come in [..]

XML Acronyms Dictionary Standards for Technology in Automotive RetailSTAR is a non-profit, auto industry-wide initiative to create voluntary IT standards for how manufacturers, dealers, and customers communicate with each other. This will result in lower costs, more accurate and timely data, and increased levels of customer satisfaction.(Definition [..]

the name given to famous, talented, and popular actors or celebrities, often in lead character roles, who can draw an audience to a film with their photogenic appearance, inspirational acting, or some [..]

Giant ball of gas in space which produces vast amounts of energy through nuclear reactions in its core. There are many different types of stars, which are classified according to their temperatures, colours, ages and compositions.

a name figuratively given to Christ (Rev. 22:16; comp. 2 Pet. 1:19). When Christ promises that he will give the "morning star" to his faithful ones, he "promises that he will give to th [..]

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A massive ball of gas that generates prodigious amounts of energy (including light) from nuclear fusion in its hot, dense core. The Sun is a star.

An incandescent ball of hydrogen and helium that generates its own light and is held together by its own gravity. The gravity of some stars is so great that it can pull planets into orbit around them [..]

1) Any of a number of white markings on the forehead. (The forehead is defined as being above an imaginary line connecting the tops of the eyes.) 2) A type of credit a horse receives from the racing s [..]

A natural, luminous, celestial body.

A star is a huge, bright ball of burning gas that is held together by gravity. Stars contain mostly hydrogen as well as helium and smaller amounts of other elements. The Sun is the closest star to Ear [..]

A ball of hot gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, in outer space that gives off energy in the form of light and heat.

A star is a hot ball of gas which shines by producing its own light. The closest star to Earth is called the Sun. The next closest is Proxima Centauri at around four light-years distant. Other types o [..]

A large ball of gas, mostly hydrogen, held together by gravity. Stars produce their energy through nuclear reactions: in normal stars, hydrogen is being converted to helium, and this process releases energy. Our Sun is a very ordinary kind of star: it is about five thousand million years old, and will keep going for about another five thousand mill [..]

A star is a hot ball of gas which shines by producing its own light. The closest star to Earth is called the Sun. The next closest is Proxima Centauri at around four light-years distant.Other types of [..]

A large globe of intensely hot gas, shining by its own light (e.g., the sun).

(n) (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior(n) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field(n) any celestial body visible [..]

A mass of self-luminous gas (Lesson 31)

The cosmic cousin of the Anglerfish, which dazzles nearby objects with a bright light before eventually consuming them.

A coil connection scheme for 3 phase alternators and generators in which all 3 coil phases are connected in parallel--they all share a common connection.

Standard Terminal Arrival Route, for inbound IFR

Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers

in theatrical language, means a popular actor.

St. Bruno bears one on his breast; St. Dominic, St. Humbert, St. Peter of Alcan’tare, one over their head, or on their forehead, etc.

1) Any of a number of white markings on the forehead. (The forehead is defined as being above an imaginary line connecting the tops of the eyes.) 2) A type of credit a horse receives from the racing s [..]

Standard instrument Arrival Route 

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Standard Arrival Route

Secondary, Tertiary Alignment Resource. STAR's main purpose is to assist senior secondary school students in finding suitable pathways into work or further secondary or tertiary study.

common term of affection, camaraderie (1)

Large bodies consisting of self-luminous gas held together by their own gravity. (From McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

any white marking above or between the eyes

Sheriff's Telephone Alternative Release. An alternative to incarceration.

A five-pointed Star - A mark used by Smith & Wesson to indicate a revolver that has been returned to the factory for repair or refinishing. On the face of a Colt cylinder, it indicates "M [..]

From the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra.

Standard Terminal Arrival Route. A designated instrument flight rule (IFR) arrival route linking a significant point, normally on an ATS route, with a point from which a published instrument approach procedure can be commenced.

A large self-luminous celestial body. Stars are generally at such great distances from the earth that they appear to the eye to be fixed in space relative to each other. Comets, meteors, and nebulae m [..]

StandardTerminal Arrival Route

Standard Terminal Arrival Route

i) A stage in a beatmap’s modding process where a moderator judges a beatmap to be on the right track but needing some improvements before he approves of it with a bubble. Examples include adjustments in timing, incorrect Beat Spacing in some areas, or creating additional difficulty versions. Beatmaps receiving a star are denoted by a star graphic [..]

a rating given to certain high performers.

Sphere of hot gas held together by gravity and emanates brightness by itself; common stars utilize nuclear fusion from its core to generate energy.

A self-luminous celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy generated by nuclear reactions in the interior is balanced by the outflow of energy to the surface, and the inward-directed gravitational forces are balanced by the outward-directed gas and radiation pressures.

(Story Telling and Retelling)

Standard Terminal Arrival Route, for inbound IFR traffic.

A huge ball of gas held together by gravity. The central core of a star is extremely hot and produces energy. Some of this energy is released as visible light, which makes the star glow. Stars come in different sizes, colors, and temperatures. Our Sun, the center of our solar system, is a yellow star of average temperature and size.

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Segment of the stock exchange dedicated to mediumcapitalisation companies which have specific requirements in terms of distribution to the public, governance, investor information mechanisms.

Small patch of white hair on a horse's forehead. Also a credit a horse receives from being forced out of an overcrowded race, giving him priority in future races.

 Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource, a Ministry of Education initiative 

Luminous gaseous heavenly body, whose energy is normally provided by nuclear fusion reactions taking place in its core. Objects where nuclear fusion no longer takes place but did in the past are also considered stars, as are brown dwarfs, objects heavier than planets, but too light to sustain fusion reactions.

The New York State School Tax Relief (STAR) program provides exemptions from school taxes for all owner-occupied, primary residents, regardless of income. Senior citizens with combined incomes that do not exceed $62,000 may qualify for a larger exemption. More about STAR

Small patch of white hair on a horse's forehead. Also a credit a horse receives from being forced out of an overcrowded race, giving him priority in future races.

A player that stands out above the rest. The cream-of-the-crop.

Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots. (star) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (parti [..]

A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye [..]

A star is a luminous astronomical object. Star, Stars, The Star or STAR may also refer to: Celebrity, often called a star Movie star, a person famous for performing in films

In heraldry, the term star may refer to any star-shaped charge with any number of rays, which may appear straight or wavy, and may or may not be pierced. While there has been much confusion between th [..]

In combinatorial game theory, star, written as ∗ {\displaystyle *} or ∗ 1 {\displaystyle *1} , is the value [..]

In combinatorial game theory, star, written as ∗ {\displaystyle *} or ∗ 1 {\displaystyle *1} , is the value [..]

The Star is a 6.9 metres (23 ft) one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was the primary Olympic class keelboat from 1932 through 2012 (the last year [..]

Stars are often used as symbols for ratings. They are used by reviewers for ranking things such as films, TV shows, restaurants, and hotels. For example, a system of one to five stars is commonly empl [..]

Star China Media, sometimes styled as STAR (an initialism for Satellite Television Asia Region), is an Asian television service owned by China Media Capital. It is headquartered in Hong Kong, with reg [..]

In typography, a star glyph may have four or more points.

The Star was an automobile marque that was assembled by the Durant Motors Company between 1922 and 1928. Also known as the Star Car, Star was envisioned as a competitor against the Ford Model T. (In t [..]

Star is an American celebrity tabloid magazine founded in 1974. The magazine is owned by American Media Inc. and overseen by AMI's Chief Content Officer, Dylan Howard.

Star is a two-player abstract strategy board game developed by Craige Schensted (now Ea Ea). It was first published in 1983 in Games magazine. It is connection game, related to games such as Hex, Y, H [..]

Star is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Belly, released on January 25, 1993.

In football, some national and club sides include one or more stars as part of (or beside) the badge (often referred to as a "crest") appearing on their shirt, to represent important trophies the team [..]

STAR Reading, STAR Early Literacy and STAR Math are standardized, computer-adaptive assessments created by Renaissance Learning, Inc., for use in K-12 education. Each is a "Tier 2" assessment of a ski [..]

STAR is an interbank network and EFTPOS network in the United States. It is the largest American interbank network, with 2 million ATMs, 134 million cardholders and over 5,700 participating financial [..]

"Star" is a song by Erasure, released in 1990 as the fourth European (and third American) single from the group's fourth studio album Wild!. A straightforward dance music track with disco elements, "S [..]

"Star" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. It was released in November 1996 as the third single from the album, 18 til I Die. It was the theme song for the 1996 film [..]

The star is an avant-garde body shape of solid body electric guitar, particularly favoured for heavy metal music. It blends some features of the Flying V and Gibson Explorer, both of them much older d [..]

Star is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Praveen Gandhi and produced by Vijaykrishna. The film stars Prashanth and Jyothika in the lead roles while Raghuvaran, Vijayakumar, and Praveen Gandhi play [..]

Star is the third studio album from American R&B group 702, released March 25, 2003 by Motown. The album peaked at number forty-five on the Billboard 200 chart. and is mostly remembered for its cu [..]

The Star mansion (星宿, pinyin: Xīng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.

"Star" is New Zealand band Stellar's ninth single, and their third single from their second album Magic Line. This single is the last of the band's to have a physical release. The single, though chart [..]

STAR (Study Association Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University) is a study association for business administration students of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University at the [..]

Star is the second album by Murk, also known as Funky Green Dogs. It was released in early 1999 on the label TWISTED America/MCA Records. With the introduction of new vocalist, Tamara Wallace, she bri [..]

Star or The Star is the name of various newspapers:

"Star" was the second Kevin Ayers single issued to promote his 1976 album, Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today). Both songs were featured on the LP. Ayers would not release another singl [..]

Star is a 1982 Indian Bollywood movie, directed by Vinod Pande, starring Kumar Gaurav, Rati Agnihotri, Raj Kiran, Saeed Jaffrey, A.K. Hangal, Dina Pathak and Padmini Kolhapure. It had a very successfu [..]

A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye [..]

"Star" was the first single off Extreme's fifth studio album Saudades de Rock. It was the band's first single after the reunion of the band in 2007 after a thirteen-year hiatus. The song was first rel [..]

In graph theory, a star Sk is the complete bipartite graph K1,k: a tree with one internal node and k leaves (but, no internal nodes and k + 1 leaves when k ≤ 1). Alternatively, some authors define Sk [..]

Star is a 2002 studio album by the Italian electronic production group Milky. The first track on this album is "Just the Way You Are", with its American release, the song hit No. 1 on Billboard Hot Da [..]

A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye [..]

Star is Mika Nakashima's 11th album (sixth studio release); it was released on October 27, 2010 in both CD only and CD+DVD formats. This album, which peaked at #3 on the Oricon 200 Album Chart, sold o [..]

StAR is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, featuring Miroslav Vitous and Peter Erskine, released on the ECM label in 1991.

A star is a luminous astronomical object. Star, Stars, The Star or STAR may also refer to: Celebrity, often called a star Movie star, a person famous for performing in films

The Star is a 6.9 metres (23 ft) one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was the primary Olympic class keelboat from 1932 through 2012 (the last year [..]

The Star is a 6.9 metres (23 ft) one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was the primary Olympic class keelboat from 1932 through 2012 (the last year [..]

Star (Star Gazetesi) is a high-circulation Turkish newspaper. It was established in 1999 by Star Media Group, drawing on the brand of the group's Star TV channel. In 2004 Star was seized by the Turkis [..]

Star is a mixed-breed female pit bull who was shot by the New York City Police Department in 2012 while she was protecting her homeless owner who was in the midst of a seizure. Star's shooting was cap [..]

Star is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy for Fox. It revolves around three talented young singers who navigate the music business on their road to suc [..]

The Star was an English language daily evening newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company. It was founded on 1967 and was published from Colo [..]

The Star is a 6.9 metres (23 ft) one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was the primary Olympic class keelboat from 1932 through 2012 (the last year [..]

From the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra.

From the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra.