hypergiant

hypergiant

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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas)der.
Latin gigās, gigantem
Vulgar Latin *gagantem
Old French gaiantbor.
Middle English geaunt
English giant
English hypergiant

    From hyper- + giant.

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    Noun

    hypergiant (plural hypergiants)

    1. (astronomy) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
      Hypernyms: star < celestial body
      Hyponyms: blue hypergiant, red hypergiant, yellow hypergiant
      Coordinate terms: dwarf, dwarf star, subgiant, giant, giant star, bright giant, supergiant

    Derived terms

    • blue hypergiant
    • red hypergiant
    • yellow hypergiant

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