flare star

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flair stahr]
- /flɛər stɑr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flair stahr]
- /flɛər stɑr/

Definitions of flare star words

noun flare star a dwarf star that exhibits sudden increases of magnitude similar to solar flares. 1
noun flare star a red dwarf star in which outbursts, thought to be analogous to solar flares, occur, increasing the luminosity by several magnitudes in a few minutes 0

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Origin of flare star

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flare star

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flare star

flare star popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flare star usage trend in Literature

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