Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
Noun

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

  1. (astronomy) A graphic representation of the absolute magnitude of stars against their color (or surface temperature), which shows the main sequence of stars plus the white dwarfs and red giants.
Synonyms
  • HR diagram
  • H-R diagram
Translations
  • French: diagramme de Hertzsprung-Russell
  • German: Hertzsprung-Russell-Diagramm
  • Italian: diagramma Hertzsprung-Russell
  • Portuguese: diagrama de Hertzsprung-Russell
  • Russian: диагра́мма Ге́рцшпрунга — Ра́ссела
  • Spanish: diagrama de Hertzsprung-Russell



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