Concept information
Preferred term
Giant stars
Definition
- A high-luminosity star that has evolved off the main sequence and lies above the main sequence on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. A member of the giant branch. (en)
Broader concept
- Evolved stars (en)
Narrower concepts
- A giant stars (en)
- B giant stars (en)
- Chemically peculiar giant stars (en)
- CH stars (en)
- CN stars (en)
- Extreme carbon stars (en)
- F giant stars (en)
- G giant stars (en)
- Late-type giant stars (en)
- Lb variable stars (en)
- O giant stars (en)
- OH/IR stars (en)
- Red giant stars (en)
- R stars (en)
- S stars (en)
- Weak G band stars (en)
Entry terms
- CS stars (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/655
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