fixed star

English

Etymology

From earlier fixed star (“comet, meteor”), alteration of faxed star. Change in meaning influenced by fixed (“stationary, remaining in place”).

Noun

fixed star (plural fixed stars)

1. (astronomy) Any star that is so distant that its movement, relative to others, is not perceptible; in practice, any star except the sun

Usage notes

• Used historically to differentiate stars from planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, and novae.

Translations

distant star

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恆星／恒星 (zh) (héngxīng), 恒星 (zh) (héngxīng)

• Esperanto: fiksa stelo
• Finnish: kiintotähti (fi)
• German: Fixstern (de) m, Standstern m
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀστήρ ἀπλανής m (astḗr aplanḗs)

• Icelandic: fastastjarna (is) f, sólstjarna (is) f
• Irish: réalta sheasta f
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• Japanese: 恒星 (ja) (kōsē)
• Korean: 항성 (ko) (hangseong)
• Latin: stella fixa
• Persian: بیابانی (fa) (bīyābānī), ایستاده (fa) (īstāde)
• Russian: неподви́жная звезда́ f (nepodvížnaja zvezdá)
• Spanish: estrella fija f
• Swedish: fixstjärna c