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cepheid variable

Ce·phe·us var·i·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-fee-uh s, -fyoos vair-ee-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈsi fi əs, -fyus ˈvɛər i ə bəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-fee-uh s, -fyoos vair-ee-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈsi fi əs, -fyus ˈvɛər i ə bəl/

Definitions of cepheid variable words

  • noun cepheid variable 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 3
  • noun cepheid variable a variable star in which changes in brightness are due to alternate contractions and expansions in volume. 1
  • noun cepheid variable (astronomy) A radially pulsating (expanding and contracting) variable star with a regular period and known relationship between period and intrinsic brightness. 0
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Origin of cepheid variable

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; Cephe(us) + -id1

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Parts of speech for Cepheid variable

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cepheid variable popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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