Cepheid (variable) Definition
sefēid, sēfēid
noun
Any of a class of pulsating, yellow, supergiant stars whose brightness varies in regular periods: from the period-luminosity relation, the distance of such a star can be determined.
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Noun
Singular:
Cepheid (variable)
Plural:
cepheid-variablesOrigin of Cepheid (variable)
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From Cepheus, the name of the constellation in which such stars were first discovered.
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