blue straggler en · NOUN
Meanings
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An unusually hot and blue star in globular clusters.
This boosted the mass of the companion, turning it into a blue straggler, while reducing the companion to a sub-dwarf B star.
2015, David Stevenson, The Complex Lives of Star Clusters, Springer, →ISBN, page 168:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blue stragglers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
nn blå etternølar (unusually hot and blue star) · ca estrella endarrerida blava (unusually hot and blue star) · sv blå eftersläntrar (unusually hot and blue star) · es estrella rezagada azul (unusually hot and blue star) · ar نجوم زرقاء شاردَة (unusually hot and blue star) · tr mavi başıboş (unusually hot and blue star) · de Blaue Nachzügler (unusually hot and blue star) · nb blå etterslenger (unusually hot and blue star)