fixed star

/fɪkst stɑr/
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Other forms: fixed stars

Definitions of fixed star
  1. noun
    any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion
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    type of:
    star
    (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
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