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Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A graphic representation of the absolute magnitude of stars against their color (or surface temperature), which shows the main sequence of stars plus the white dwarfs and red giants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

After astronomers Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: Hersşprunq-Ressel diaqramı — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Bengali: হের্টস্স্প্রুং-রাসেল চিত্র (herṭosśpruṅ-raśel citro) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Bulgarian: диаграма на Херцшпрунг-Ръсел (diagrama na Hercšprung-Rǎsel) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Catalan: diagrama de Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Chinese Mandarin: 赫羅圖 /赫罗图 (Hè-Luó tú) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Czech: Hertzsprung-Russelův diagram — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Danish: Hertzsprung-Russell-diagrammet — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Dutch: Hertzsprung-Russelldiagram — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Esperanto: diagramo de Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Estonian: Hertzsprungi-Russelli diagramm — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Finnish: Hertzsprungin-Russellin kaavio — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • French: diagramme de Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Galician: diagrama de Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Georgian: ჰერცშპრუნგ-რასელის დიაგრამა (hercšṗrung-raselis diagrama) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • German: Hertzsprung-Russell-Diagramm — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Hebrew: דיאגרמת הרצשפרונג־ראסל — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Hungarian: Hertzsprung-Russell diagram — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Indonesian: diagram Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Italian: diagramma Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Japanese: ヘルツシュプルング・ラッセル図 (Herutsushupurungu-Rasseru zu) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Kazakh: Герцшпругн-Рассел диаграммасы (Gersşprugn-Rassel diagrammasy) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Korean: 헤르츠스프룽러셀 도표 (Hereucheuseupeurung-Neosel dopyo) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Latin: diagramma Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Latvian: Hercšprunga—Rasela diagramma — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Lithuanian: HR diagrama — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Macedonian: Херцшпрунг-Раселов дијаграм (Hercšprung-Raselov dijagram) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Malayalam: ഹെര്ട്സ്പ്രങ്-റസ്സല് ആരേഖം (herṭspraṅ-ṟassal ārēkhaṁ) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Norwegian: Hertzsprung-Russell-diagram — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Persian: نمودار هرتسپرونگ راسل (nemudâr hertsprung râsel) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Polish: diagram Hertzsprunga-Russella — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Portuguese: diagrama de Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hertzsprung-Russellov dijagram — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Slovak: Hertzsprungov-Russellov diagram — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Slovene: Hertzsprung-Russellov diagram — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Spanish: diagrama de Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Swedish: Hertzsprung-Russell-diagram — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Tamil: ஏர்ட்சுபிரங் – ரசல் விளக்கப்படம் — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Thai: ไดอะแกรมของเฮิร์ตสปรัง-รัสเซลล์ (daiàgraem kŏng hêrtsòprang-rátsen) — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Turkish: Hertzsprung-Russell diyagramı — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars
  • Vietnamese: biểu đồ Hertzsprung-Russell — plot of the absolute magnitude of stars