What does variable star mean?

variable star means "a star that varies noticeably in brightness".

What is another word for variable star?

Close synonyms include variable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is variable star a common word?

variable star is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

variable star — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a star that varies noticeably in brightness
Synonymsvariable
Broaderstar
NarrowerPolaris

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What does variable star mean?: variable star means "a star that varies noticeably in brightness".
What is another word for variable star?: Close synonyms include variable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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