dubbelster

Definitions of dubbelster
  1. noun
    a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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    examples:
    Sirius
    the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
    type of:
    planeet, ster, zon, zonnetje
    (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
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