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Red giant   /rɛd dʒˈaɪənt/   Listen
Red giant

noun
1.
A large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun.  Synonym: red giant star.






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"Red giant" Quotes from Famous Books



... as far from sainthood as I am, and I knew well that his bosom yearned to let Dalmar-Kalm stew in his own petrol. Nevertheless, he brought the car to anchor without a second's hesitation, drawing up alongside the humiliated red giant. Amid the exclamations of Mrs. Kidder, and the suppressed chuckles of the enfante terrible, we two men got out, with beautiful expressions on our faces and dawning haloes round our heads, to ...
— My Friend the Chauffeur • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... Then I should say that Mira would take the prize. It's a red giant, and it's an irregular variable. The sunlight there would be as unstable as the weather in New England. It's almost as big as Antares, and it won't hold still. Now that would make ...
— The Ultimate Weapon • John Wood Campbell



Words linked to "Red giant" :   red giant star, star



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