blue giant

English

Noun

blue giant (plural blue giants)

  2. (astronomy) a very hot and very luminous star that emits visible light in the blue portion of the spectrum.
    Hypernyms: giant, giant star < star < celestial body
    Coordinate terms: blue supergiant, blue dwarf; red giant, red supergiant, red dwarf

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