giant
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈdʒaɪənt/
- Specialized
:
estrella gigante
- In a few billion years the sun will become a red giant...
- red giant
- giant star
- core of a giant
Earth will then start to experience viscous drag as it orbits the red giant sun.
- Earth will then start to experience viscous drag as it orbits the red giant sun.
- So the sun's here, the blue giant star would be bigger than our whole solar system.
- And so when material gets lost from the star, well then for us it, the star is obscured because it's in between the Super giant and us.
- A red, a red giant star, Yes.
- And so, yeah, in the end, that will that will be the fate, most likely fate of the Earth is in the outer atmosphere of a red giant.
- I don't know how off course it got or how high this watchtower is but yeah, a giant star thing slams into her.
Examples
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Will the Moon leave Earth orbit before the Sun goes red giant and envelops the Earth?
Blog text (15) -
And by the color temperature, I'd say it's a blue giant.
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Our little ships are fast, but the hungry red giant is faster.
Fiction book (2000) -
Some people think the sun will swell up into a red giant and burn up all the planets.
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The system also has three smaller terrestrial planets and two gas giants orbiting the star.
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Another student noted that the terrain of moons orbiting the gas giants could offer clues about the planet's formation.
Academic text (2006) -
The most luminous stars in the bulge are red giants, which in fact emit more infrared than visible light.
Academic text (1995) -
The red giant star Betelgeuse is one of the largest and brightest stars in our sky.
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As astronomers observe the blue giant, they note its unique characteristics and massive size.
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In the twilight sky, the orange giant Antares shines brightly, captivating stargazers everywhere.
Synonyms
7
7.2
A very large old star with a cool surface and much larger size than the Sun
3
6.8
A very large bright star near the end of its life
3
8.5
A very large, bright star much larger than the Sun near the end of its life
1
6.3
A very large, old star that shines bright and red
1
9.6
A very large, very bright star much larger than a supergiant
Antonyms
Idioms
A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people
Compounds
- Specialized
13
4.5
A very large planet like Jupiter or Saturn made mostly of light gases that has no solid surface
- Specialized
7
7.2
A very large old star with a cool surface and much larger size than the Sun
- Specialized
5
4.9
A very large animal with long arms that lives deep in the sea and reaches 18 meters
1
5.9
A very large insect like a cockroach that lives in tropical parts of the Americas
1
4.2
A very large land turtle from islands like Galapagos and Seychelles that lives over 100 years
- Specialized
1
5.3
A very large evergreen tree with a very thick trunk that grows on the Sierra Nevada in California
1
7.3
A very large animal with a hard shell from South America that grows about three feet long
- South African
A very large antelope with dark stripes and twisted horns that lives in western and central Africa
A large wild orchid with greenish-brown and pinkish flowers that grows near streams or ponds
Large raised red patches on the skin that appear suddenly and usually go away within one day
A large mammal from South America with a long tongue and claws that eats ants and termites
- US
A very large bamboo plant from Southeast Asia with strong hollow stems like tree trunks
A small evergreen tree from the Pacific Coast with shiny yellow-green leaves and edible nuts
A large shrub with feathery leaves and bright yellow flowers that grows on the coast
A very large lizard that lives on some Indonesian islands, for example the Komodo dragon
A very large animal like a big frog that lives in Asian rivers and is sometimes eaten
A large strong dog with thick wiry fur and a beard and bushy eyebrows bred to work
- Australian
A large plant with many green leaves that climbs or spreads over walls
A large fish like a perch that lives in the sea, rivers, and bays and is good to eat
- Australian
A large seabird like a big seagull that lives near Antarctic seas and eats dead animals, fish, and squid
- Australian
A large colorful fish that lives near coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef
A vine from Costa Rica with large purple-blue flowers and hook-shaped spines
A wildflower of western North America with ragged clusters of bright red flowers
- Australian
A large tropical plant with very big leaves grown for its edible underground stem
- Specialized
A large salamander that lives in western North American forests
- Specialized
A tall plant with yellow-green flowers that lives for many years
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Giant comes from the old Greek word gigas, meaning 'huge', and astronomers borrowed this idea for stars that grow very large. So a 'red giant' is a star that has become much bigger and brighter than the Sun.