tauri
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- noun
- Specialized
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tauri
- Many tauri show bright emissions during their formation.
Examples
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The tauri are often studied by astronomers.
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Observing a tauri can reveal how planets might form around young stars.
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Astronomers study tauri to learn about the earliest stages of star formation.
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The Orion Nebula contains many tauri that are still developing.
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The tauri represent the earliest stages of star formation, where hydrogen gas collapses under gravity.
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Astronomers discovered several new tauri during their research on stellar evolution.
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In the nursery of the galaxy, the young tauri emit light as they begin to ignite.
Synonyms
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A very young star still forming from gas and dust
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tauri for a young star comes from the name T Tauri, where Tauri is the Latin form meaning 'of Taurus' and Taurus means 'bull'. So these young stars were named after that original star in the Taurus constellation, which is why tauri refers to a newly formed star.