English Explanatory Dictionary

giant star

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A star that has stopped fusing hydrogen in its core, and as a result has grown much larger and brighter; it is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.

Word forms

giant star giant stars

Synonyms

giant
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