"Mira variable" meaning in All languages combined

See Mira variable on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Mira variables [plural]
Etymology: Named after the prototype star Mira. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mira variable (plural Mira variables)
  1. (astronomy) Any of a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colours, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude at visual wavelengths. Wikipedia link: Mira variable Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Mira_variable-en-noun-ia7IEXAD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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