Definition of red giant in US English:
 red giant
nounˈˌred ˈjīəntˈˌrɛd ˈdʒaɪənt
Astronomy A very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature. Red giants are thought to be in a late stage of evolution when no hydrogen remains in the core to fuel nuclear fusion.
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-  It will then turn into a swollen red giant, burning to a frazzle any life left here on Earth.
 -  About a billion years before a sun-like star ‘dies,’ or stops generating energy via nuclear fusion, it becomes a red giant, growing dramatically to a hundred times its original diameter.
 -  When its fuel runs out, an old star expands into a red giant and then collapses to become a white dwarf.
 -  It is believed that eventually the sun will expand into a red giant, swallowing all of the inner planets, and destroying all life on earth.
 -  Multiple collisions involving red giants and other stars might yield the random orbits her team has observed.