English Explanatory Dictionary

Wolf-Rayet star

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a class of young, very hot stars that have a very strong stellar wind and consequent broad, strong emission lines.

Word forms

Wolf-Rayet star Wolf-Rayet stars

Etymology

For Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet, French astronomers

Synonyms

WR

Derived words

Wolf-Rayet galaxy

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