Example sentences from the Web for Cepheid

And then for an instant, the Cepheid's bright wink was dulled; eclipsed.
The Women-Stealers of Thrayx|Fox B. Holden
We will install it in the 'S Doradus' and the 'Cepheid' as a weapon.
The Ultimate Weapon|John Wood Campbell
Shapley has estimated the distances of many of these bodies, which contain a large number of variable stars of the Cepheid type.
Astronomy|David Todd
Some stars pulsed, like the Cepheid variables, but in an orderly way.
The Egyptian Cat Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin

They started down the corridor, and came presently to the huge locks where the "S Doradus" and the "Cepheid" were berthed.
The Ultimate Weapon|John Wood Campbell

Cepheid

[ sē′fē-ĭd, sĕf′ē- ]

Any of a class of variable stars whose luminosity fluctuates with an extremely regular period. There is a strong correlation between the absolute magnitude of a Cepheid's luminosity and its period. By comparing the apparent magnitude of a Cepheid to the absolute magnitude corresponding to its period, it is possible to determine fairly accurately how distant the Cepheid is from Earth. Also called Cepheid variable

Words nearby Cepheid

cephalothoracic, cephalothorax, cephalous, Cephalus, -cephaly, Cepheid, Cepheid variable, Cepheus, 'cept, -ceptor, cer-

单词	cepheid
释义	Example sentences from the Web for Cepheid And then for an instant, the Cepheid's bright wink was dulled; eclipsed. The Women-Stealers of Thrayx\|Fox B. Holden We will install it in the 'S Doradus' and the 'Cepheid' as a weapon. The Ultimate Weapon\|John Wood Campbell Shapley has estimated the distances of many of these bodies, which contain a large number of variable stars of the Cepheid type. Astronomy\|David Todd Some stars pulsed, like the Cepheid variables, but in an orderly way. The Egyptian Cat Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin They started down the corridor, and came presently to the huge locks where the "S Doradus" and the "Cepheid" were berthed. The Ultimate Weapon\|John Wood Campbell Cepheid [ sē′fē-ĭd, sĕf′ē- ] Any of a class of variable stars whose luminosity fluctuates with an extremely regular period. There is a strong correlation between the absolute magnitude of a Cepheid's luminosity and its period. By comparing the apparent magnitude of a Cepheid to the absolute magnitude corresponding to its period, it is possible to determine fairly accurately how distant the Cepheid is from Earth. Also called Cepheid variable Words nearby Cepheid cephalothoracic, cephalothorax, cephalous, Cephalus, -cephaly, Cepheid, Cepheid variable, Cepheus, 'cept, -ceptor, cer- The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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