Pop II

proper noun

Clipped compound of Population II.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Clipped compound of Population II.

    Like Pop III stars, Pop II stars contain a relative dearth of heavy elements; however, they do contain some.

    2019 November 9, Jake Parks, “The universe's first supernovae spewed jets of material into nearby galaxies”, in Astronomy Magazine, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2022
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APA

Pop II. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pop%20II

MLA

“Pop II.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pop%20II. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pop II,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pop%20II.

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