blue giant

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. any of the large, bright stars having surface temperatures of about 20,000 K and diameters that are often ten times that of the sun.

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Example Sentences

It’s located about 1,000 light years from Earth and it’s visible thanks to the ionization of gases by the blue giant star Persei.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

That ring-shaped cloud of gas was then buffeted by the stream of high-speed charged particles coming off the blue giant, known as a stellar wind.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

This blue giant star lies 97 light-years from Earth and shines 200 times brighter than our sun.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

Voiced by Waititi, who also directed the Marvel movie, Korg is a gentle blue giant who pokes fun at Thor’s special hammer and loves a good dad joke.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2017

The blue giant propped his white flag against a tree and began absently playing on the playground.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan