hypergiant
nounEtymology From hyper- + giant.
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Astronomy, Natural sciences A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
- Derived terms
- blue hypergiant, red hypergiant, yellow hypergiant
noun
Etymology From hyper- + giant.
Astronomy, Natural sciences A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
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