su|per|gi|ant

su|per|gi|ant
su|per|gi|ant «SOO puhr JY uhnt», noun, or supergiant star,
any one of various extremely large and brilliant stars, ranging in luminosity from 100 to 10,000 or more times that of the sun. They are most common in the spiral galaxies and many can be seen in the Large (Magellanic) Cloud. »

Supergiant stars are extraordinarily large and luminous giants. Examples are Rigel and Betelgeuse (Robert H. Baker).


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