A star

noun

, Astronomy.

1. a blue to white star, as Altair, Sirius, or Vega, having a surface temperature between 7500 and 10,000 K and an absorption spectrum dominated by Balmer-series lines of hydrogen.

Example Sentences

In the stage where a star approaches the end of its life, it will expand to hundreds or thousands of times its original size during what we call the red giant or asymptotic giant branch phases.

From Science Daily

Sir Lady Java, a pioneering transgender performer and activist who boldly challenged discriminatory laws and police harassment as a star of the Los Angeles nightclub scene in the 1960s, died Saturday following a stroke, close friends confirmed Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

With those roles, Murray catapulted into a star, a heartthrob with a capital H. He became a fixture of the tabloids and every teen girl’s crush, with his winning smile, bad-boy charm and tattoos.

From Los Angeles Times

When a robber bent down to grab stolen money, his hoodie rode up to reveal a star tattoo on his lower back — a marking that became a major focus during a trial this month.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s been involved with several Lifetime movies as a star and executive producer, including “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love,” playing a chef who strikes up a romance when she returns home to care for an ailing aunt, and “Black Girl Missing,” as a mother who turns to a community of amateur internet sleuths to find her missing daughter.

From Los Angeles Times