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单词 flare star
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flare star


noun Astronomy.

a dwarf star that exhibits sudden increases of magnitude similar to solar flares.
Also called UV Ceti star.

Origin of flare star

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby flare star

flap valve, flare, flareback, flare path, flares, flare star, flareup, flaring, flash, flashback, flash blindness
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British Dictionary definitions for flare star

flare star

noun

a red dwarf star in which outbursts, thought to be analogous to solar flares, occur, increasing the luminosity by several magnitudes in a few minutes
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

Scientific definitions for flare star

flare star
[ flâr ]

A variable star that sporadically displays sudden increases in brightness, sometimes becoming six times as bright in a matter of only a few minutes, after which it gradually fades back to its normal brightness. The cause of this phenomenon is thought to be an event similar to a solar flare, but on a more intense scale with a much higher emission of x-rays.
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