main sequence

See also: main-sequence

English

Alternative forms

main-sequence

Etymology

main + sequence

Noun

main sequence (plural main sequences)

(astronomy) A major grouping of stars represented on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram by a nearly uniform band of increasing luminosity with increasing surface temperature.
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see main,‎ sequence.

Translations

Translations

Danish: hovedserien c
Finnish: pääsarja (fi)

Irish: príomhsheicheamh m

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