Definition of Giant star

1. Noun. A very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun).

Exact synonyms: Giant
Specialized synonyms: Arcturus, Capella
Generic synonyms: Star

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

giant reed
giant roundworm
giant salamander
giant scallop
giant schnauzer
giant scrambling fern
giant sequoia
giant sequoias
giant silkworm
giant silkworm moth
giant slalom
giant slaloms
giant squid
giant squids
giant star (current term)
giant stars
giant stock bean
giant sunflower
giant taro
giant timber bamboo
giant tortoise
giant tortoises
giant tube worm
giant urticaria
giant virus
giant water bug
giant willowherb
giant wood rail

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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