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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WOLF-RAYET STAR

Named after Charles Wolf (1827–1918) and Georges Rayet (1839–1906), French astronomers.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WOLF-RAYET STAR

Wolf-Rayet star  [ˈwʊlfˈreɪət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOLF-RAYET STAR

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Wolf-Rayet star is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WOLF-RAYET STAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wolf-Rayet star

Wolf–Rayet star

Wolf–Rayet stars are evolved, massive stars which are losing mass rapidly by means of a very strong stellar wind, with speeds up to 2000 km/s. They typically lose 10−5 solar masses a year, a billion times higher than the sun. Wolf–Rayet stars are extremely hot, with surface temperatures in the range of 30,000 K to around 200,000 K. They are also highly luminous, from tens of thousands to several million times the bolometric luminosity of the Sun, although not exceptionally bright visually since most of their output is in far ultraviolet and even soft X-rays. The naked eye stars Gamma Velorum and Theta Muscae, and R136a1 in 30 Doradus, some of the most massive and luminous star known, are all Wolf–Rayet stars.

Definition of Wolf-Rayet star in the English dictionary

The definition of Wolf-Rayet star in the dictionary is any of a small class of very hot intensely luminous stars surrounded by a rapidly expanding envelope of gas.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOLF-RAYET STAR


chariot
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Cheviot
ˈtʃiːvɪət
commissariat
ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪət
compatriot
kəmˈpætrɪət
Cypriot
ˈsɪprɪət
diet
ˈdaɪət
Eliot
ˈɛlɪət
fiat
ˈfaɪət
heriot
ˈhɛrɪət
idiot
ˈɪdɪət
immediate
ɪˈmiːdɪət
lariat
ˈlærɪət
patriot
ˈpeɪtrɪət
piet
ˈpaɪət
quiet
ˈkwaɪət
riot
ˈraɪət
salariat
səˈleərɪət
secretariat
ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛərɪət
soviet
ˈsəʊvɪət
Wyatt
ˈwaɪət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOLF-RAYET STAR

Wolf Cub
wolf in sheep´s clothing
wolf note
wolf pack
wolf spider
wolf whistle
Wolf-Ferrari
wolf-whistle
wolfberry
Wolfe
Wolfenden Report
Wolfensohn
wolfer
Wolffian body
wolffish
wolfhound
wolfish
wolfishly
wolfishness
Wolfit

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOLF-RAYET STAR

binary star
blazing star
child star
dark star
double star
dwarf star
falling star
film star
guest star
media star
Michelin star
morning star
movie star
pole star
pop star
radio star
rising star
rock star
shooting star
star
variable star

Synonyms and antonyms of Wolf-Rayet star in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Wolf-Rayet star» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Wolf-Rayet star to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Wolf-Rayet star from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Wolf-Rayet star» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沃尔夫 - 拉叶星
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Wolf- Rayet
570 millions of speakers

English

Wolf-Rayet star
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वुल्फ Rayet स्टार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذئب - ريت نجمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вольфа-Райе звезды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Wolf- Rayet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওলফ-রেইট তারকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Wolf- Rayet étoiles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bintang Wolf-Rayet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wolf- Rayet-Stern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウォルフ·ライエ星
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

늑대 - Rayet의 별
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bintang Wolf-Rayet
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Sao Wolf- Rayet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓநாய்-ராய்ட் நட்சத்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वुल्फ-रेयेट स्टार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Wolf-Rayet yıldızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Wolf- Rayet stelle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gwiazda Wolfa- Rayet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Вольфа -Райе зірки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wolf - Rayet stele
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Wolf - Rayet αστέρων
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Wolf - Rayet ster
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Wolf - Rayet stjärna
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Wolf - Rayet stjerne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Wolf-Rayet star

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOLF-RAYET STAR»

The term «Wolf-Rayet star» is used very little and occupies the 152.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOLF-RAYET STAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Wolf-Rayet star

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOLF-RAYET STAR»

Discover the use of Wolf-Rayet star in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Wolf-Rayet star and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wolf-Rayet stars: proceedings
The above arguments concerning the ages of Wolf-Rayet stars and the fact that the Wolf-Rayet star is always the least massive star of the binary system (in those cases when two spectra are observed) make it seem probable that, the ...
Katharine B. Gebbie, Richard Nelson Thomas, American Astronomical Society, 1968
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Wolf-Rayet Stars: Proceedings
The above arguments concerning the ages of Wolf-Rayet stars and the fact that the Wolf-Rayet star is always the least massive star of the binary system (in those cases when two spectra are observed) make it seem probable that, the ...
Katharine B. Gebbie, Richard Nelson Thomas, 1968
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Wolf-Rayet Stars: Observations, Physics, Evolution: ...
David R. Florkowski Department of Astronomy, University of Florida and U. S. Naval Observatory ABSTRACT: Radio observations of the Wolf-Rayet star HD 193793 are presented. Most of the observations were made during a large outburst in ...
Camiel W. H. de Loore, Allan J. Willis, 1982
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Challenges in Stellar Pulsation
Available: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/ abs/1998ApJ...499L.195M A. F. J. Moffat, S. V. Marchenko, B. E. Zhilyaev et al., “MOST Finds No Coherent Oscillations in the Hot Carbon-rich Wolf-Rayet Star HD 165763 (WR 111),” ApJ, vol. 679, pp.
L. A. Balona, 2010
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Stellar Spectral Classification
The minimum mass a star must have to be a Wolf-Rayet progenitor is about 25 MO, but a typical Wolf-Rayet star has a mass in the range 10-25MO. The discrepancy is due to the massive winds of both the Wolf-Rayet stars and their progenitors, ...
Richard O. Gray, Christopher J. Corbally, 2009
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The Influence of Binaries on Stellar Population Studies
... OB-runaway stars 134 11 The Observed Galactic Wolf-Rayet Star Distribution in Relation with Metallicity 141 Karel A. van der Hucht 1 Introduction 141 2 Distances of galactic Wolf-Rayet stars 142 3 Wolf-Rayet star longitude distribution 143 ...
D. Vanbeveren, 2001
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Massive Stars in Starbursts: Proceedings of the Massive ...
G. Koenigsberger: I'm afraid, now I'm thoroughly confused about how you get a Wolf-Rayet star. We have three mass-loss episodes: (i) the mass-loss rate of the progenitor, (ii) some sort of abrupt mass loss where a large fraction of mass is lost , ...
Claus Leitherer, Space Telescope Science Institute (U.S.), 1991
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Extreme Cosmos: A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, ...
Their extreme temperatures cause them to gradually evaporate, so that their outer layers stream out into space at a furious rate. For a typical Wolf-Rayet star, this “stellar wind” travels out from the star at speeds well in excess of 6 million miles ...
Bryan Gaensler, 2012
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Stellar Polarimetry
[299] McLean, I.S., Coyne (SJ), G.V., Frecker, J.E., Serkowski, K. (1979) Detection of polarization structure across the emission lines of the Wolf–Rayet star HD 50896. ApJ, 231, L141–L145. [299] Moffat, A., Piirola, V. (1993) Polarization ...
David Clarke, 2009
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Kinematics and Dynamics of Diffuse Astrophysical Media
Complex Structure Associated with the Wolf-Rayet Star WR147 R. J. Davis N.R.A.L., Jodie" Bank, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL, U.K. The Wolf-Rayet star WR147 is known to be bright at X-ray and radio wavelengths (van der Hucht et al., ...
John Edward Dyson, E. B. Carling, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOLF-RAYET STAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Wolf-Rayet star is used in the context of the following news items.
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An Unusual Star: Wolf-Rayet Nasty 1
Astronomers have suspected for years that Wolf-Rayet stars, massive stars stripped of their outer layers, are the likely progenitor of Type Ib or c supernovae, but ... «Sky & Telescope, May 15»
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Wolf-Rayet Cannibal Star And Other Recently Discovered Space …
Using sophisticated space telescopes, astronomers discover bizarre stars that defy expectations including the Wolf-Rayet star Nasty 1, stars that touch each ... «Tech Times, May 15»
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Wolf-Rayet Star is surrounded by massive disk of gas: NASA
NaSt1, a far away star that is also known as Wolf-Rayet, is surrounded by a massive disk of gas, NASA researchers said after analyzing fresh data collected by ... «NYC Today, May 15»
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NASA: Hubble Telescope Spots Unique Star Nicknamed 'Nasty'
First discovered several decades ago, Nasty 1 was identified as a Wolf-Rayet star, a rapidly evolving star that is much more massive than our sun. (NASA Image). «SpaceCoastDaily.com, May 15»
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Astronomers nickname one-of-a-kind Wolf-Rayet star 'Nasty 1'
But while most Wolf-Rayet stars are marked by their twin polar lobes of burning gas, the newly discovered star is surrounded by a large, flat disk of gas, ... «UPI.com, May 15»
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What is a Wolf-Rayet star?
Wolf-Rayet stars represent a final burst of activity before a huge star begins to die. These stars, which are at least 20 times more massive than the Sun, "live fast ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
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Evidence of a galactic cannibal
A large number of these new stars are what are known as Wolf-Rayet stars. These are stars that, when they are young, are massive -- at least 20 solar masses ... «CNET, Feb 15»
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Long-Sought Source of Massive Supernovas Detected
(Using models of such stars, a group based in Geneva was able to reproduce the brightness and color of the pre-explosion object with a Wolf-Rayet star that was ... «The Daily Galaxy, Oct 14»
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Spectacular Mosaic of Star Cluster and Wolf-Rayet Stars Glow Red …
The Wolf-Rayet stars in question lie at the center of NGC 3603 in a Wolf-Rayet multiple star system, known as HD 97950. These stars start off with around 20 ... «Science World Report, Aug 14»
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Astronomers Puzzle Over New Breed Of Massive Stars
These stars appear to have spectral absorption lines indicative of both a more conventional WN3 Wolf-Rayet star and a main sequence O3 star. However ... «Forbes, Jul 14»

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