cepheids

Meaning of cepheids

plural noun

a variable star having a regular cycle of brightness with a frequency related to its luminosity, so allowing estimation of its distance from the earth.

early 20th century: from the name of the variable star Delta Cephei, which typifies this class of stars.

Information about cepheids

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of cepheids is: cepheid.
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Hyphenation of cepheids

cepheids

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
  • cepheids is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Words that rhyme with cepheids

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