flare star

flare star

n

(Astronomy) a red dwarf star in which outbursts, thought to be analogous to solar flares, occur, increasing the luminosity by several magnitudes in a few minutes

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

flare star - a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes red dwarf, red dwarf star - a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter

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