M star

noun

: a red star characterized primarily by a surface temperature of 3,000 kelvins or less

called also Type M star

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for M star

• ar
• are
• bar
• barr
• car
• carr
• char
• charr
• czar
• far
• farre
• haar