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(Encyclopedia)dwarf star: see white dwarf.star anise
(Encyclopedia)star anise: see under anise.supergiant star
(Encyclopedia)supergiant star: see red giant.Star Wars
(Encyclopedia)Star Wars: see Strategic Defense Initiative. ...sea
(Encyclopedia)sea, term used as synonymous with ocean, or a subdivision of an ocean (Caribbean Sea, Yellow Sea), or erroneously designating a large salt lake (Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, Aral Sea). ...eclipsing binary star
(Encyclopedia)eclipsing binary star: see binary star; variable star. ...star cluster
(Encyclopedia)star cluster, a group of stars near each other in space and resembling each other in certain characteristics that suggest a common origin for the group. Stars in the same cluster move at the same rate...Wolf-Rayet star
(Encyclopedia)Wolf-Rayet star: see spectral class. ...main-sequence star
(Encyclopedia)main-sequence star: see Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. ...White Sea
(Encyclopedia)White Sea, Rus. Beloye More, c.36,680 sq mi (95,000 sq km), NW European Russia, an inlet of the Barents Sea. Its northern section, opening into the Barents Sea between the Kola and Kanin peninsulas, i...Browse by Subject
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