Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Definition
hĕrtssprŭng-rŭsəl
noun
A graph of the absolute magnitudes or luminosities of stars plotted against their surface temperatures or colors, used to classify stars by their evolutionary stages.
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Origin of Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
After Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873–1967), Danish astronomer, and Henry Norris Russell
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell, astronomers
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