red supergiant

noun

A very large, red star, such as Betelgeuse and Antares.

Meanings

nounred supergiant (plural red supergiants)

plural red supergiants

  1. astronomyA very large, red star, such as Betelgeuse and Antares.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 紅超巨星 /红超巨星
  • 紅超巨星 /红超巨星 (hóngchāojùxīng)type of star
Hindi लाल महादानव तारा
  • लाल महादानव तारा (lāl mahādānav tārā)type of star
Hungarian vörös szuperóriás
  • vörös szuperóriástype of star
Irish ollfhathach dearg
  • ollfhathach deargtype of star
Polish czerwony nadolbrzym
  • czerwony nadolbrzymtype of star
Spanish supergigante roja
  • supergigante rojatype of star
Swedish röd superjätte
  • röd superjättetype of star
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Chicago

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