VARIABLE STAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A star that varies noticeably in brightness

Synonyms:

variable; variable star

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("variable star" is a kind of...):

star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)

Instance hyponyms:

North Star; polar star; Polaris; pole star; polestar (the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it)

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