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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: giant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: star, celestial body
noun
a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: giant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: star
Narrower terms: Arcturus, Capella
History
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