Cepheid variable

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A radially pulsating (expanding and contracting) variable star with a regular period and known relationship between period and intrinsic brightness.

Synonyms

All synonyms
black holecepheidhyadesmagnitudenovapleiades

Etymology

From Latin Delta Cephei, the first such star identified. From Cepheus, the name of the constellation in which such stars were first discovered. From being a star with variable brightness.

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