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VARIABLE STAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does variable star mean?
• VARIABLE STAR (noun)
The noun VARIABLE STAR has 1 sense:
1. a star that varies noticeably in brightness
Familiarity information: VARIABLE STAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A star that varies noticeably in brightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
variable; variable star
Hypernyms ("variable star" is a kind of...):
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
Instance hyponyms:
North Star; polar star; Polaris; pole star; polestar (the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it)
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