Wolf-Rayet star

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wŏŏlf′rī ā′; Fr. vôlf ra ye′)


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Wolf′-Ra•yet′ star′  (wŏŏlf′rī ā′; Fr. vôlf ra ye′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Astronomya very hot (35,000–100,000 K) and luminous star in the early stages of evolution, with broad emission lines in its spectrum. Also called W-R star. 
  • after French astronomers Charles J. English. Wolf (1827–1918) and Georges Rayet (1839–1906) 1885–90

'Wolf-Rayet star' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
W-R star

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