CEPHEID

Meaning of CEPHEID in English

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Cepheus Date: circa 1903 any of a class of variable stars whose very regular light variations are related directly to their intrinsic luminosities and whose apparent luminosities are used to estimate distances in astronomy

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CEPHEID — ˈsēfēə̇d also ˈsef- noun or cepheid variable ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cephe- (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEPHEID — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Cepheus Date: circa 1903 : any of a class of variable stars whose very …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEPHEID — [ 'si:fɪɪd , 'sɛ- ] ■ noun Astronomy a variable star having a regular cycle of brightness with a frequency …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CEPHEID — [Ce.phe.id] n [ISV, fr. Cepheus] (ca. 1903): any of a class of pulsating stars whose very regular light variations are …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CEPHEID — Cepheid, c~ BrE AmE ˈsiːf i ɪd ˈsef-, § -əd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CEPHEID — n. (in full cepheid variable) Astron. any of a class of variable stars with a regular cycle of brightness that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CEPHEID — n. (in full cepheid variable) Astron. any of a class of variable stars with a regular cycle of brightness that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CEPHEID — n. (in full cepheid variable) Astron. any of a class of variable stars with a regular cycle of brightness that …
Oxford English vocab
CEPHEID — цефеида (астрономия) цефеида, переменная звезда
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEPHEID — цефеида (астрономия) цефеида, переменная звезда
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEPHEID — n астр. цефеида, переменная звезда
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CEPHEID — (n) переменная звезда; цефеида
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CEPHEID — n астр. цефеида, переменная звезда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CEPHEID — n астр. цефеида, переменная звезда
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CEPHEID — цефеида (астрономия) цефеида, переменная звезда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEPHEID — цефеида (астрономия) цефеида, переменная звезда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEPHEID — n. Pronunciation: ' se-f( ē -)id, ' s ē - Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Cepheus Date: circa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CEPHEID VARIABLE — One of a class of variable star s whose period of variation is closely related to its luminosity and is …
Английский словарь Британика
CLUSTER-TYPE CEPHEID — noun see cluster variable
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEPHEID VARIABLE — noun see cepheid
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEPHEID VARIABLE — Astron. a variable star in which changes in brightness are due to alternate contractions and expansions in volume. Also, cepheid …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEPHEID VARIABLE — one of a class of variable stars whose periods (i.e., the time for one cycle) of variation tend to be …
Britannica English vocabulary
VARIABLE STAR — Pulsating variables expand and contract in cycles, pulsating rhythmically in brightness and size. Explosive variables include nova s and supernova …
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VARIABLE — I In algebra , a symbol (usually a letter) standing in for an unknown numerical value in an equation . …
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STAR — I Any massive celestial body of gas that shines by radiant energy generated inside it. The Milky Way Galaxy contains …
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SHAPLEY, HARLOW — born Nov. 2, 1885, Nashville, Mo., U.S. died Oct. 20, 1972, Boulder, Colo. U.S. astronomer. In 1911 he began a …
Английский словарь Британика
POLARIS — or North Star Earth's present northern polestar (the star visible from the Northern Hemisphere toward which Earth's axis points), at …
Английский словарь Британика
HUBBLE, EDWIN P(OWELL) — born Nov. 20, 1889, Marshfield, Mo., U.S. died Sept. 28, 1953, San Marino, Calif. U.S. astronomer. He earned a degree …
Английский словарь Британика
CLUSTER VARIABLE — noun : a short-period variable star of Cepheid characteristics and a period of light fluctuations not longer than a day …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHYSICAL SCIENCE — the systematic study of the inorganic world, as distinct from the study of the organic world, which is the province …
Britannica English vocabulary
GALAXY — any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the Cosmos. Many such assemblages are so enormous …
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LEAVITT, HENRIETTA SWAN — born July 4, 1868, Lancaster, Mass., U.S. died Dec. 12, 1921, Cambridge, Mass. American astronomer known for her discovery of …
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