starsystemとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

star system (plural star systems)

1. (astronomy) A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.

   Synonym: stellar system

   Hyponyms: binary star, double star

2. (film) A method of creating, promoting and exploiting movie stars in cinema, emphasizing on their images rather than their acting.
   • 2001, Paul McDonald, The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 107:

     Chapters have examined the general structural trends that have defined particular phases in the organisation of the star system, looking at the conditions in which the system emerged, how the studios controlled the ownership of star images, and the power of the star in contemporary Hollywood.

使用する際の注意点

• Systems with planetary bodies orbiting stars are referred to as solar systems or planetary systems.

参考

• constellation
• planetary system
• solar system

Further reading

• star system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia