Associations to the word «Cepheid»
Noun
- Variable
- Henrietta
- Brightness
- Galaxy
- Instability
- Magnitude
- Amplitude
- Telescope
- Cluster
- Delta
- Edwin
- Candle
- Distance
- Star
- Period
- Swan
- Measuring
- Prototype
- Masse
- Estimate
- Type
- Variation
- Relationship
- Universe
- Nebula
- Relation
- Ii
- Constellation
- Astronomer
- Cloud
- Sun
- Range
- Strip
- Object
- Longer
- Curve
- Class
- Measurement
- Observatory
- Constant
- Known
- Beta
- Uncertainty
- Giant
- Measure
- Characteristic
- Mass
- Scale
- Cycle
- Small
- Mode
- Sequence
- Wilson
- Lie
Adjective
Wiktionary
CEPHEID, adjective. (astronomy) Relating to cepheid variables.
CEPHEID, noun. (star) A cepheid variable.
CEPHEID VARIABLE, noun. (star) A radially pulsating (expanding and contracting) variable star with a regular period and known relationship between period and intrinsic brightness.
CEPHEID VARIABLES, noun. Plural of cepheid variable
Wise words
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