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FLARE STAR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does flare star mean?

• FLARE STAR (noun)
The noun FLARE STAR has 1 sense:

1. a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes

Familiarity information: FLARE STAR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FLARE STAR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

red dwarf; red dwarf star (a small cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter)

Instance hyponyms:

Proxima; Proxima Centauri (the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years)

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