giant star

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giant star

noun giant stars

A star that has stopped fusing hydrogen in its core, and as a result has grown much larger and brighter; it is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.
Similar: giant

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noun star that has stopped fusing hydrogen

Español	estrella gigante
한국어	거성 geoseong
日本語	巨星 kyosei
中文	巨星 jùxīng
हिन्दी	दानव तारा dānav tārā
Français	étoile géante
Deutsch	Riesenstern

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@misc{giant_star_2026,
  title = {giant star},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/giant%20star},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}