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1Variable star — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… …
2variable star — n. a star whose brightness varies from time to time as the result of causes operating outside the earth s atmosphere: see CEPHEID (VARIABLE), RR LYRAE VARIABLES …
3Variable star — A star is classified as variable if its apparent brightness as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star s actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star s light that is blocked from… …
4variable star — Astron. a star that varies markedly in brightness from time to time. Also called variable. [1780 90] * * * Star whose observed brightness varies noticeably in intensity. Pulsating variables expand and contract in cycles, pulsating rhythmically in …
5Variable Star — For the astronomical object, see Variable star. infobox Book | name = Variable Star title orig = translator = image caption = author = Robert A. Heinlein Spider Robinson cover artist = Stephan Martiniere country = United States language = English …
6variable star — /ˈvɛəriəbəl sta/ (say vairreeuhbuhl stah) noun a star the brightness of which changes. See Cepheid variable star, extrinsic variable star, intrinsic variable star, irregular variable star, periodic variable star …
7variable star — kintamoji žvaigždė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. variable star vok. veränderlicher Stern, m rus. переменная звезда, f pranc. étoile variable, f …
8Variable star designation — Variable stars are named using a variation on the Bayer designation format of an identifying label (as described below) combined with the Latin genitive of the name of the constellation in which the star lies. See List of constellations for a… …
9variable star — noun a star that varies noticeably in brightness • Syn: ↑variable • Hypernyms: ↑star • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Polaris, ↑North Star, ↑pole star, ↑polar star, ↑ …
10variable star — noun Any star whose brightness varies. Syn: variable …
