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Wolf-Rayet star

Wolf-Rayet star noun: any of a class of young, very hot stars that have a very strong stellar wind and consequent broad, strong emission lines.

wolf-rayet star: any of a class of young, very hot stars that have a very strong stellar wind and consequent broad,...
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Noun

Wolf-Rayet star (plural Wolf-Rayet stars)

  1. Any of a class of young, very hot stars that have a very strong stellar wind and consequent broad, strong emission lines.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of Wolf-Rayet star

Forms of Wolf-Rayet star

pluralWolf-Rayet stars

Origin of Wolf-Rayet star

For Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet, French astronomers

Words formed from Wolf-Rayet star

Questions about Wolf-Rayet star

What does Wolf-Rayet star mean?
Wolf-Rayet star means any of a class of young, very hot stars that have a very strong stellar wind and consequent broad, strong emission lines.
What part of speech is Wolf-Rayet star?
Wolf-Rayet star is a noun.
What is the plural of Wolf-Rayet star?
The plural of Wolf-Rayet star is Wolf-Rayet stars.

Words near Wolf-Rayet star in the dictionary

  1. wolf-mother
  2. wolf-mothers
  3. wolf-pack
  4. wolf-packs
  5. Wolf-Rayet galaxy
  6. Wolf-Rayet star
  7. Wolf-Rayet stars
  8. wolf-whelp
  9. wolf-whelps
  10. wolf-whistle
  11. wolf-whistled

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