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Meaning of red giant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final stage of moderately massive main-sequence stars.

Equivalents

Deutsch Roter Riese
Español gigante roja
Français géante rouge
Italiano gigante rossa
日本語 赤色巨星
Nederlands rode reus
Português gigante vermelha

Examples

“Maji orbits the Vamshi binary giant stars. Vamshi-A is a blue star of spectral class A4III which burns at half again the temperature of Sol. Vamshi-B is an aging red giant of class M5III, over 220 times the size of Sol.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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