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main sequence

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A major grouping of stars represented on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram by a nearly uniform band of increasing luminosity with increasing surface temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main, sequence.

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 主序帶 /主序带 (zhǔxùdài) — major grouping of stars
  • Danish: hovedserien — major grouping of stars
  • Finnish: pääsarja — major grouping of stars
  • French: séquence principale — major grouping of stars
  • Hindi: मुख्य अनुक्रम (mukhya anukram) — major grouping of stars
  • Irish: príomhsheicheamh — major grouping of stars
  • Japanese: 主系列 (shukeiretsu) — major grouping of stars
  • Kazakh: негізгі тізбек (negızgı tızbek) — major grouping of stars
  • Kazakh: бас тізбек (bas tızbek) — major grouping of stars
  • Polish: ciąg główny — major grouping of stars