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gravity darkening

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
grav-i-ty -dark-en-ing
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomenon of a star rotating so rapidly that it is oblate, with a larger radius and thus lower surface gravity at the equator (which is thus cooler and darker: gravity-darkened), and higher surface gravity at the poles (which are hotter and brighter: gravity brightened).

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Usage

Phrases

limb darkening limb brightening

Frequently Paired Words

limb darkening limb brightening

Synonyms

gravity brightening

Questions

What does gravity darkening mean?
The phenomenon of a star rotating so rapidly that it is oblate, with a larger radius and thus lower surface gravity at the equator (which is thus cooler and darker: gravity-darkened), and higher surface gravity at the poles (which are hotter and brighter: gravity brightened).

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