Phrase guide

blue giant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a very hot and very luminous star that emits visible light in the blue portion of the spectrum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Broader terms: giant, giant star, star, celestial body

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 藍巨星 /蓝巨星 (lánjùxīng) — very luminous star
  • Finnish: sininen jättiläinen — very luminous star
  • French: géante bleue — very luminous star
  • Georgian: ლურჯი გიგანტი (lurǯi giganṭi) — very luminous star
  • German: Blauer Riese — very luminous star
  • Hindi: नीला दानव तारा (nīlā dānav tārā) — very luminous star
  • Hungarian: kék óriás — very luminous star
  • Irish: fathach gorm — very luminous star
  • Japanese: 青色巨星 (aoiro-kyosei) — very luminous star
  • Macedonian: син џин (sin džin) — very luminous star
  • Polish: błękitny olbrzym — very luminous star
  • Portuguese: gigante azul — very luminous star
  • Russian: голубо́й гига́нт (golubój gigánt) — very luminous star
  • Serbo-Croatian: плави џин (plavi džin) — very luminous star
  • Spanish: gigante azul — very luminous star