classical T Tauri star
classical T Tauri star
[¦klas·ə·kəl ¦tē ¦tȯr·ē ′stär] (astronomy)
A T Tauri star that exhibits strong emission lines in its optical spectrum, emits a strong stellar wind, and accretes material from a circumstellar disk.
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