wolf-rayet star

Wolf-Ra·yet star

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo lf-rahy-ey; French vawlf-ra-ye]
- /ˈwʊlf raɪˈeɪ; French vɔlf raˈyɛ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo lf-rahy-ey; French vawlf-ra-ye]
- /ˈwʊlf raɪˈeɪ; French vɔlf raˈyɛ/

Definitions of wolf-rayet star words

noun wolf-rayet star a very hot (35,000–100,000 K) and luminous star in the early stages of evolution, with broad emission lines in its spectrum. 1
noun wolf-rayet star any of a small class of very hot intensely luminous stars surrounded by a rapidly expanding envelope of gas 0
noun wolf-rayet star (astronomy) Any of a class of young, very hot stars that have a very strong stellar wind and consequent broad, strong emission lines. 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90; after French astronomers Charles J. E. Wolf (1827-1918) and Georges Rayet (1839-1906)

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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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