Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hertzsprung-russell diagram

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: hertzsprung-rus-sel-l -di-a-gram
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

7

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A graphic representation of the absolute magnitude of stars against their color (or surface temperature), which shows the main sequence of stars plus the white dwarfs and red giants.

Etymology

After astronomers Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell.

Inflected Forms

Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams (plural)

Synonyms

HR diagram H-R diagram

Questions

What does hertzsprung-russell diagram mean?: A graphic representation of the absolute magnitude of stars against their color (or surface temperature), which shows the main sequence of stars plus the white dwarfs and red giants.
Where does hertzsprung-russell diagram come from?: After astronomers Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell.

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