Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spectral class

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: spec-tral -class
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A classification of stars depending on their spectra and luminosity; usually one of O, B, A, F, G, K, M.

Example Sentences

"Maji orbits the Vamshi binary giant stars. Vamshi-A is a blue star of spectral class A4III which burns at half again the temperature of Sol. Vamshi-B is an aging red giant of class M5III, over 220 times the size of Sol."

Inflected Forms

spectral classes (plural)

Questions

What does spectral class mean?: A classification of stars depending on their spectra and luminosity; usually one of O, B, A, F, G, K, M.

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