Cepheid variable


Cepheid variable

(ˈsiːfɪɪd) n (Astronomy) astronomy any of a class of variable stars with regular cycles of variations in luminosity (most ranging from three to fifty days). There is a relationship between the periods of variation and the absolute magnitudes, which is used for measuring the distance of such stars

Ce′pheid var`iable


n. a variable star with a short period of 1 to 50 days in which changes in brightness are due to alternations in volume. [1900–05; Cephe (us) + -id1]