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单词 wolf-rayet star
释义

Wolf-Rayet star

[ woolf-rahy-ey; French vawlf-ra-ye ]
/ ˈwʊlf raɪˈeɪ; French vɔlf raˈyɛ /

noun

a very hot (35,000–100,000 K) and luminous star in the early stages of evolution, with broad emission lines in its spectrum.
Also called W-R star.

Origin of Wolf-Rayet star

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

Words nearby Wolf-Rayet star

wolfram, wolframate, wolframic, wolframite, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Wolf-Rayet star, wolfsbane, Wolfsburg, wolf spider, wolf whistle, Wollaston
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British Dictionary definitions for Wolf-Rayet star

Wolf-Rayet star
/ (ˈwʊlfˈreɪət) /

noun

any of a small class of very hot intensely luminous stars surrounded by a rapidly expanding envelope of gas

Word Origin for Wolf-Rayet star

C19: named after Charles Wolf (1827–1918) and Georges Rayet (1839–1906), French astronomers
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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