blue giant

noun

a very hot and very luminous star that emits visible light in the blue portion of the spectrum.

Meanings

nounblue giant (plural blue giants)

plural blue giants

  1. astronomya very hot and very luminous star that emits visible light in the blue portion of the spectrum.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 藍巨星 /蓝巨星
  • 藍巨星 /蓝巨星 (lánjùxīng)very luminous star
Finnish sininen jättiläinen
  • sininen jättiläinenvery luminous star
French géante bleue
  • géante bleuevery luminous star
German Blauer Riese
  • Blauer Riesevery luminous star
Hindi नीला दानव तारा
  • नीला दानव तारा (nīlā dānav tārā)very luminous star
Hungarian kék óriás
  • kék óriásvery luminous star
Irish fathach gorm
  • fathach gormvery luminous star
Japanese 青色巨星
  • 青色巨星 (aoiro-kyosei)very luminous star
Polish błękitny olbrzym
  • błękitny olbrzymvery luminous star
Portuguese gigante azul
  • gigante azulvery luminous star
Russian голубо́й гига́нт
  • голубо́й гига́нт (golubój gigánt)very luminous star
Spanish gigante azul
  • gigante azulvery luminous star
Cite this entry
APA

blue giant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20giant

MLA

“blue giant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20giant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue giant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20giant.

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