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subgiant

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A star that has left the main sequence but has not yet become a true giant star.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: subgiant star

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: star, celestial body

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English giant English subgiant From sub- + giant.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: subreusester — type of star
  • Arabic: شبه عملاق — type of star
  • Azerbaijani: subnəhəng — type of star
  • Catalan: subgegant — type of star
  • Chinese Mandarin: 次巨星 (cìjùxīng) — type of star
  • Finnish: alijättiläinen — type of star
  • French: étoile sous-géante — type of star
  • German: Unterriese — type of star
  • Hindi: उपदानव तारा (updānav tārā) — type of star
  • Hungarian: szubóriás — type of star
  • Indonesian: subraksasa — type of star
  • Irish: fo-fhathach — type of star
  • Italian: subgigante — type of star
  • Japanese: 準巨星 (junjyosei) — type of star
  • Kazakh: субалып (subalyp) — type of star
  • Korean: 준거성 (jun'geoseong) — type of star
  • Mongolian: том од (tom od) — type of star
  • Persian: زیرغول — type of star
  • Polish: podolbrzym — type of star
  • Thai: ดาวยักษ์เล็ก — type of star
  • Turkish: altdev — type of star
  • Vietnamese: sao gần mức khổng lồ — type of star