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单词 supergiant
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Definition of supergiant in English:

supergiant

noun ˈsuːpədʒʌɪəntˈsupərˌdʒaɪənt
Astronomy
  • A very large star that is even brighter than a giant, often despite being relatively cool.

    〔天文〕超巨星

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The discovery confirms the accepted theory that type II supernovas are produced when elderly, bloated stars known as red supergiants run out of nuclear fuel and collapse.
    • It was suggested that the red supergiant orbited a companion star that had shredded its outer layers just before the explosion.
    • This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a red giant, or a red supergiant if it is very massive.
    • This is a blue supergiant star with luminosity 1,300 times that of our own Sun.
    • In fact, it has become the coolest supergiant star ever found and all because of a single observation made by a dedicated amateur astronomer in Australia.

Definition of supergiant in US English:

supergiant

nounˈsupərˌdʒaɪəntˈso͞opərˌjīənt
Astronomy
  • A very large star that is even brighter than a giant, often despite being relatively cool.

    〔天文〕超巨星

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a blue supergiant star with luminosity 1,300 times that of our own Sun.
    • It was suggested that the red supergiant orbited a companion star that had shredded its outer layers just before the explosion.
    • In fact, it has become the coolest supergiant star ever found and all because of a single observation made by a dedicated amateur astronomer in Australia.
    • This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a red giant, or a red supergiant if it is very massive.
    • The discovery confirms the accepted theory that type II supernovas are produced when elderly, bloated stars known as red supergiants run out of nuclear fuel and collapse.
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