red giant star

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red giant star [′red ¦ji·ənt ′stär]

(astronomy)

A star whose evolution has progressed to the point where hydrogen core burning has been completed, the helium core has become denser and hotter than originally, and the envelope has expanded to perhaps 100 times its initial size.

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