Meanings
nounhypergiant (plural hypergiants)
plural hypergiants
- astronomyA star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
- Latingigās, gigantem
- Vulgar Latin*gagantem
- Old Frenchgaiant
- Middle Englishgeaunt
- Englishgiant
- Englishhypergiant
Translations
Catalan hipergegant
- hipergegantstar that is extremely massive
Chinese Mandarin 特超巨星
- 特超巨星 (tèchāojùxīng)star that is extremely massive
Hindi परमदानव तारा
- परमदानव तारा (paramdānav tārā)star that is extremely massive
Hungarian hiperóriás
- hiperóriásstar that is extremely massive
Polish hiperolbrzym
- hiperolbrzymstar that is extremely massive
Russian гипергига́нт
- гипергига́нт (gipergigánt)star that is extremely massive
Spanish hipergigante
- hipergigantestar that is extremely massive
Swedish hyperjätte
- hyperjättestar that is extremely massive
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APA
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“hypergiant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypergiant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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