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Definition of Red giant
1. Noun. A large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun.
Definition of Red giant
1. Noun. (star) A large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Giant
Literary usage of Red giant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Astronomy for Young Folks by Isabel Martin Lewis (1922)
"We have traced the evolution of a star from a red giant to a red dwarf through
the intermediate stages from yellow giant to a giant helium star with ..."
2. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"It will then swell up to become a red giant, large and bright enough to engulf
the inner ... After this "red giant" phase, some outer layers are blown off, ..."
3. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"It will then swell up to become a red giant, large and bright enough to engulf
the inner ... After this "red giant" phase, some outer layers are blown off, ..."
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