red giantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌred ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/us/ˌred ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/specializeda very large cool star that gives out a reddish light
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Astronomy
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- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- planetoid
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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