noun
Meaning 1
The phenomenon of a star rotating so rapidly that it is oblate, with a larger radius and thus lower surface gravity at the equator (which is thus cooler and darker: gravity-darkened), and higher surface gravity at the poles (which are hotter and brighter: gravity brightened).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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