hertzsprung-russell diagram

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

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noun hertzsprung-russell diagram the graph showing the absolute magnitude plotted against the surface temperature for a group of stars. 1
noun hertzsprung-russell diagram a graph in which the spectral types of stars are plotted against their absolute magnitudes. Stars fall into different groupings in different parts of the graph 0
noun hertzsprung-russell diagram (astronomy): a plot of the absolute magnitude of stars versus their colour (or surface temperature); shows the main sequence of stars plus the white dwarfs and red giants. 0

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