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nounAny star whose brightness varies.
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Bengali বিষমতারা
- বিষমতারা (biśomtara)star whose brightness varies
Bulgarian променлива звезда
- променлива звезда (promenliva zvezda)star whose brightness varies
Chinese Mandarin 變星 /变星
- 變星 /变星 (biànxīng)star whose brightness varies
Dutch variabele ster, veranderlijke ster
- variabele sterstar whose brightness varies
- veranderlijke sterstar whose brightness varies
Finnish muuttuva tähti, muuttuja
- muuttuva tähtistar whose brightness varies
- muuttujastar whose brightness varies
French étoile variable
- étoile variablestar whose brightness varies
Greek μεταβλητός αστέρας
- μεταβλητός αστέρας (metavlitós astéras)star whose brightness varies
Irish réalta athraitheach
- réalta athraitheachstar whose brightness varies
Japanese 変光星
- 変光星 (henkōsei)star whose brightness varies
Korean 변광성
- 변광성 (byeon'gwangseong)star whose brightness varies
Persian ستاره متغیر
- ستاره متغیرstar whose brightness varies
Polish gwiazda zmienna
- gwiazda zmiennastar whose brightness varies
Portuguese estrela variável
- estrela variávelstar whose brightness varies
Swedish variabel stjärna
- variabel stjärnastar whose brightness varies
Tagalog aligang tala
- aligang talastar whose brightness varies
Turkish değişen yıldız
- değişen yıldızstar whose brightness varies
Vietnamese sao biến quang
- sao biến quangstar whose brightness varies
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APA
variable star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variable%20star
MLA
“variable star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variable%20star. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “variable star,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/variable%20star.
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