Cepheid
noun
Ce·phe·id ˈse-f(ē-)id 
ˈsē-
ˈsē- : any of a class of variable stars whose very regular light variations are related directly to their intrinsic luminosities and whose apparent luminosities are used to estimate distances in astronomy
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Cepheus
First Known Use
circa 1903, in the meaning defined above
- Coventry
- Coventry bell
- Coventry blue
- covents
- cover
- cover (up)
- cover a multitude of sins
- cover address
- cover all the bases
- cover band
- cover charge
- cover crop
- cover every base
- cover girl
- cover girls
- minsks
- minster
- minsters
- minsteryard
- minstrel
- minstrel gallery
- minstrel show
- minstreled
- minstreling
- minstrelled