Cepheid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any jellyfish in the family Cepheidae
  2. 2
    A Cepheid variable.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae not-comparable

Example

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"Henrietta Swan Leavitt discovered the relation between the luminosity and the period of Cepheid variable stars."

Etymology

From Latin Cephei + -id, from Latin Cepheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

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