Astron.
a variable star in which changes in brightness are due to alternate contractions and expansions in volume.
Also, cepheid variable .
[ 1900-05; CEPHE(US) + -ID 1 ]
Astron.
a variable star in which changes in brightness are due to alternate contractions and expansions in volume.
Also, cepheid variable .
[ 1900-05; CEPHE(US) + -ID 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012