variable star

English

Noun

variable star (plural variable stars)

(astronomy) any star whose brightness varies

Synonyms

variable

Hyponyms

cataclysmic variable
Cepheid variable
eclipsing variable

Translations

star whose brightness varies

Finnish: muuttuva tähti
Irish: réalta athraitheach f
Japanese: 変光星 (ja) (へんこうせい, henkōsei)

Serbo-Croatian: променљива звезда f (promenljiva zvezda)
Tagalog: aligang tala

See also

binary star

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