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red giant

red giant noun: a large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final stage of moderately massive main-sequence stars.

red giant: a large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final...
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Noun

red giant (plural red giants)

  1. A large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final stage of moderately massive main-sequence stars.
    • Maji orbits the Vamshi binary giant stars. Vamshi-A is a blue star of spectral class A4III which burns at half again the temperature of Sol. Vamshi-B is an aging red giant of class M5III, over 220 times the size of Sol.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Maji planet description

red giant meaning in Hindi and Tamil

red giant in Hindi

large red star
लाल दानव तारा lāl dānav tārā

red giant in Tamil

சிவப்பு அரக்கன், சிவப்புப் பெருமீன், சிவப்புப் பெருங்கோள்

Forms of red giant

pluralred giants

Questions about red giant

What does red giant mean?
Red giant means a large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final stage of moderately massive main-sequence stars.
What is red giant in Hindi?
Red giant in Hindi is लाल दानव तारा (lāl dānav tārā). See Red giant meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is red giant?
Red giant is a noun.
What is the plural of red giant?
The plural of red giant is red giants.

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