population ii
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A population or group of stars formed early in the history of the Universe, characterized by having a low metallicity.
name
Alternative letter-case form of Population II.
Example Sentences
- "While the thick disk is largely composed of Population II stars, they found it contains two stellar populations."
- "Those heavy elements were created by fusion within Population II stars that exploded as supernovas and seeded them into interstellar clouds."
- "The brightness of these galaxies could be attributed to such stars, which would be much hotter and brighter than subsequent Population II stars and Population I stars, such as our sun, both of which fill our modern-day universe."