blue supergiant

English

Noun

blue supergiant (plural blue supergiants)

  2. (astronomy) A very large, hot and luminous star; a large blue giant.
    Alternative form: BSG (initialism)
    Hypernyms: supergiant < star < celestial body
    Coordinate terms: RSG, red supergiant, YSG, yellow supergiant; blue giant, blue dwarf

Derived terms

  • BSG (initialism)

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