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Definition of Giant star
1. Noun. A very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun).
Definition of Giant star
1. Noun. (star) A star that has stopped fusing hydrogen in its core and as a result has grown much larger and brighter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giant Star
Literary usage of Giant star
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. General Astronomy by Harold Spencer Jones (1922)
"It is also found that the effective temperature of the giant star will vary ...
The mass of the giant star determines its absolute magnitude : a giant star ..."
2. Astronomy for Young Folks by Isabel Martin Lewis (1922)
"In the next stage of its development the deep-red giant star increases in ...
It is now a yellow giant star. As the evolution progresses in the course of ..."
3. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1919)
"Both agree that the total radiation of a giant star should be almost independent
of its density. For the present purpose, the exact validity of the ..."
4. Big Game at Sea by Charles Frederick. Holder (1908)
"(1) giant star Fish. (2) Sea Anemones. (3) The Blacksmith Fish. (4) A Meteor of
the Sea (light giver). ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"giant star TULIPS.— In this splendid group we have the very dainty, ... They form
a connecting link between the giant star Tulips and the true Mariposas. ..."
6. The North American Almanac (1922)
"THE giant star BETELGEUX THIS picture shows the brighter stars of the ... Near the
left-hand upper corner is the giant star Alpha Orionis or Betel- geux. ..."
7. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1921)
"... would seem more probable that the mean absolute magnitude for a giant star is
in the vicinity of +1.2, instead of +0.75 as given by the frequency curve. ..."
8. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1918)
"The effective temperature of a giant star is proportional to the sixth root of
the density. The total radiation is independent of the stage of evolution and ..."
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