Wolf′-Ra•yet′ star′(wŏŏlf′rī ā′; Fr. vôlf ra ye′),USA pronunciation
Astronomya very hot (35,000–100,000 K) and luminous star in the early stages of evolution, with broad emission lines in its spectrum. Also called W-R star.
after French astronomers Charles J. English. Wolf (1827–1918) and Georges Rayet (1839–1906) 1885–90