What's the difference between sidereal and star?

Sidereal


Definition:

  • (a.) Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal astronomy.
  • (a.) Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars; designated, marked out, or accompanied, by a return to the same position in respect to the stars; as, the sidereal revolution of a planet; a sidereal day.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Thousands of migrants continue to be dispatched from Libyan shores for Europe, while Isis this week attacked Es Sider, the country’s largest oil port.
  • (2) The North Korean-flagged tanker docked at Es Sider.
  • (3) Interrogators took these factors in con- sideration and used them effectively.
  • (4) Five flavonoid glycosides, 4'-O-methylisoscutellarein 7-O-[6"'-acetylallopyranosyl(1----2)glucopyranoside], 4'-O-methylisoscutellarein 7-O-allopyranosyl(1----2)glucopyranoside, 3'-hydroxy-4'-O-methylisoscutellarein 7-O-[6"'-acetylallopyranosyl(1----2) glucopyranoside], and hypolaetin-8-glucoside have been isolated from Sideritis javalambrensis aerial parts and identified by standard methods.
  • (5) On the other hand, there were no siderous granulations of protein: in normal epithelial cells of the lens, in unchanged fibres of the lens, in Wedl's cells and in Morgagni's or myelin droplets.
  • (6) On 11 March, the North Korea-registered ship slipped out of the Libyan port of Es Sider during a storm and headed out into the Mediterranean.
  • (7) In continuation with our work on the flavonoids of Sideritis species, we have now isolated and identified from Sideritis leucantha extracts, the novel flavonoid compound, isoscutellarein-7-O-[allosyl (1----2) glucoside].
  • (8) Competition body’s key role in ferry strike | Letters Read more “I’ve got a curtain-sider.
  • (9) This week the terror group launched attacks on Libya’s major eastern oil ports, Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, setting storage tanks ablaze.
  • (10) Therefore, these monoclonal antibodies can eventually predict the virus infection to the animals before their sideration.
  • (11) The superoxide anion scavenging activity of 38 flavonoids, some of them isolated from Sideritis mugronensis, Sideritis javalambrensis and Cayaponia tayuya were investigated by measurement of their inhibition of nitroblue tetrazolium reduction.
  • (12) The anti-inflammatory activities of the n-hexane extract of Sideritis javalambrensis and several purified fractions were investigated using the carrageenan mouse paw edema test.
  • (13) It is less easy to interpret the significance of the numerous degenerating nervous fibres observed in the cone sidered area of medulla oblongata.
  • (14) As a consequence of the con-siderable activity in ongoing research on antiviral drugs the predictive value of the screening systems is expected to improve.
  • (15) These results show that responsiveness to the inductive effects of photoperiod varies significantly with time of the sidereal year.
  • (16) The "proprioceptive amnesia" and the "muscular sideration" permit a proprioceptive reorganisation and a new neuro-muscular fonctionnement elaborated from a new occlusal base.
  • (17) The Glasses and their children – Franny, Zooey, Seymour, Buddy and the rest - were West Siders, the entire Upper Westside of Manhattan was implicit in their lives.
  • (18) Hypolaetin-8-glucoside, a novel flavonoid isolated from Sideritis mugronensis and possessing anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective properties in the rat, was compared with the structurally related flavonoids hypolaetin, isoscutellarein, rutin, quercetin and kaempferol for inhibitory effects on the enzymes soybean 15-lipoxygenase and snake venom phospholipase A2.
  • (19) Since these macrophages contained siderous pigment, an intraocular haemorrhage probably played an important role in the development of the crystals.
  • (20) On the other hand, the presence of sideritoflavone, hypolaetin-8-O-beta-D-glucoside, cirsiliol and xanthomicrol in several species of Sideritis may provide a basis for the use of such plants as anti-inflammatory agents.

Star


Definition:

  • (n.) One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.
  • (n.) The polestar; the north star.
  • (n.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune.
  • (n.) That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
  • (n.) Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
  • (n.) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
  • (n.) A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc.
  • (v. t.) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems.
  • (v. i.) To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 2.35pm: West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has admitted that a deal to land Miroslav Klose is unlikely to go through following the striker's star performances in South Africa.
  • (2) The greatest stars who emerged from the early talent shows – Frank Sinatra, Gladys Knight, Tony Bennett – were artists with long careers.
  • (3) Gove said in the interview that he did not want to be Tory leader, claiming that he lacked the "extra spark of charisma and star quality" possessed by others.
  • (4) Gassmann, whose late father, Vittorio , was a critically acclaimed star of Italian cinema in its heyday in the 1960s, tweeted over the weekend with the hashtag #Romasonoio (I am Rome), calling on the city’s residents to be an example of civility and clean up their own little corners of Rome with pride.
  • (5) Yves was the vulnerable, suffering artist and Pierre the fiercely controlling protector: a man who, in Lespert's film, is painfully aware of his public image – "the pimp who's found his all-star hooker".
  • (6) Bob Farnsworth, president of Nashville, Tennessee-based Hummingbird Productions, told trade publication Variety that the film was set for release in 2015 and would star Karolyn Grimes, who played George Bailey's daughter in the original film.
  • (7) Lady Gaga is not the first big music star to make a new album available early to mobile customers.
  • (8) Cape no longer has the monopoly on talent; the stars are scattered these days, and Franklin's "fantastically discriminating" deputy Robin Robertson can take credit for many recent triumphs, including their most recent Booker winner, Anne Enright.
  • (9) It also has one of the highest female university rates anywhere in the world.” The UAE-based Rotana hotels is planning to open a number of hotels in Iran, and France’s leading hotelier, Accor, is involved in at least two four-star hotels in the country.
  • (10) The EFDD role is a lucrative one and involves representing rightwing MEPs from across the EU, including populist parties such as the Swedish Democrats and Italy’s Five Star Movement.
  • (11) The former Arsenal and France star has signed a three-year contract to replace the sacked Jason Kreis at the helm of the second-year expansion club and will take over on 1 January, the team said.
  • (12) HTC needs to move from being star struck fan to star of its own ads.
  • (13) I called it following the Star Trek Non-Interference Directive.
  • (14) I'm just saying, in your … Instagrams, you don't have to have yourself with, walking with black people.” The male voice singles out Magic Johnson, the retired basketball star and investor: "Don't put him on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me.
  • (15) Where Jim Broadbent stands as an inherently warm screen presence, his co-star's image is rather more flinty.
  • (16) Along with a lengthy list of cameos, Girls actor Gaby Hoffmann and Party Down star Martin Starr appear as former Neptune High classmates new to the Veronica Mars universe.
  • (17) Mimics are stars and the country’s finest impersonators have their own television shows.
  • (18) While ITV1's Harry Hill and the final series of BBC1's Gavin and Stacey will stay put, Sky1 did manage to secure US drama House, starring Hugh Laurie, from Channel Five, paying an estimated £500,000 an episode.
  • (19) Olympic games are a competition between countries, but here spectators can freely choose which star to cheer for and unite as one,” said Inoki, a lawmaker in Japan’s upper house who was known as “Burning Fighting Spirit” in the ring.
  • (20) Likewise, Blanchett's co-star Alec Baldwin appeared to call for an end to the public nature of the row, terming Dylan's allegations "this family's personal struggle".

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