hypergiant

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Etymology

From hyper- +‎ giant.

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Noun

hypergiant (plural hypergiants)

  1. (astronomy) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
    Hypernyms: star < celestial body
    Hyponyms: blue hypergiant, red hypergiant, yellow hypergiant
    Coordinate terms: dwarf, dwarf star, subgiant, giant, giant star, bright giant, supergiant

Derived terms

  • blue hypergiant
  • red hypergiant
  • yellow hypergiant

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