chāo
xīng

technical
astronomy

Meaning of 超巨星

超巨星 means supergiant star; a star of very high luminosity and very large volume but relatively low density. Pronounced chāo jù xīng.

  • supergiant star; a star of very high luminosity and very large volume but relatively low density

Definitions & Examples

Cān
xiù宿
Xīn
xiù宿
èr
shì
liǎng
zhù
míng
de
hóng
chāo
xīng
 

Betelgeuse and Antares are two famous red supergiants.

Chāo
xīng
zài
shēng
mìng
néng
huì
chāo
xīn
xīng
bào
de
xíng
shì
jié
shù
shēng
mìng
 

Supergiants may end their lives in the form of supernova explosions at the end of their life cycles.

Yóu
 
chāo
xīng
de
guāng
tài
yáng
gāo
chū
shù
shí
wàn
bèi
 

Due to their immense volume, the luminosity of supergiants can be hundreds of thousands of times greater than that of the Sun.

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