supergiant star

collocation in English

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supergiant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsuː.pəˌdʒaɪ.ənt/us
/ˈsuː.pəˌdʒaɪ.pɚ/
an extremely large star that is between 10,000 and 100,000 times brighter than ...
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star
noun
uk
/stɑːr/us
/stɑːr/
a very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth as a point of light in the sky ...
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(Definition ofsupergiantandstarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Variations on the high mass model have always been popular, since the primary star is to all appearances a largesupergiantstar.
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The light variations in thissupergiantstaris in milli magnitude level.
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They have been proposed to form a separate class, possibly the result of the collapse of a bluesupergiantstar.
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The temperatures of giant and supergiant stars of the same spectral type are somewhat different, whereas the radius and luminosity can be dramatically different.
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It is a young star cluster, 12 million years old, of giant and supergiant stars.
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Many of the other brighter stars in the constellation are hot, blue supergiant stars.
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It is thought to be less than 20 million years old and contains 26 red supergiant stars, the largest grouping of such stars known.
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Nor did they appear to be stars that had evolved off the main sequence into giant or supergiant stars.
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They represent a transition to the more massive supergiant stars that undergo full fusion of elements heavier than helium.
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It is notable among other blue supergiant stars in the sense that its pulsations are powered by the nuclear reactions in the hydrogen burning shell.
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Surveys of the galaxy have found roughly 60 globular clusters, 400 planetary nebulae, and 700 open clusters, along with hundreds of thousands of giant and supergiant stars.
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