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nounA star that has stopped fusing hydrogen in its core, and as a result has grown much larger and brighter; it is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.
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nouna very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 巨星
- 巨星 (jùxīng)star that has stopped fusing hydrogen
Finnish jättiläistähti
- jättiläistähtistar that has stopped fusing hydrogen
French étoile géante
- étoile géantestar that has stopped fusing hydrogen
German Riesenstern
- Riesensternstar that has stopped fusing hydrogen
Hindi दानव तारा
- दानव तारा (dānav tārā)star that has stopped fusing hydrogen
Hungarian óriáscsillag
- óriáscsillagstar that has stopped fusing hydrogen
Japanese 巨星
- 巨星 (kyosei)star that has stopped fusing hydrogen
Korean 거성
- 거성 (geoseong)star that has stopped fusing hydrogen
Spanish estrella gigante
- estrella gigantestar that has stopped fusing hydrogen
Welsh seren gawr
- seren gawrstar that has stopped fusing hydrogen
Cite this entry
APA
giant star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20star
MLA
“giant star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20star. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giant star,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20star.
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