Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a class of intrinsically variable stars with exceptionally regular periods of light pulsation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling the star
δ Cephei. - noun A variable star of the type of
δ Cephei. - noun A jelly-fish of the family Cepheidæ.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Anglo-Dutch amateur astronomer John Goodricke discovered the first true variable star, Delta Cephei hence the name Cepheid in 1784, just two years before his death.
Archive 2010-03-01 Brian Clegg 2010
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Anglo-Dutch amateur astronomer John Goodricke discovered the first true variable star, Delta Cephei hence the name Cepheid in 1784, just two years before his death.
Miss Leavitt's Variables Brian Clegg 2010
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During this call Cepheid will make forward-looking statements including guidance of the future operating results.
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008
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A Cepheid, more commonly referred to as a Cepheid variable variable star whose periods of variability is directly related to their absolute luminosity.
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NGC 3982 is more than just a pretty face: Observations of a special kind of star inside the galaxy, known as a Cepheid variable, were used to fine-tune astronomers'
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They used what is known as Cepheid variable stars to gauge just how far away Andromeda was.
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You follow those fellows back to their system in the 'S Doradus 'and I'll stay here in the' Cepheid 'to protect the system.
The Ultimate Weapon John Wood Campbell 1940
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We will install it in the 'S Doradus 'and the' Cepheid 'as a weapon.
The Ultimate Weapon John Wood Campbell 1940
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The two ships separated now, the "Cepheid" under McLaurin flashing ahead with sudden, terrific acceleration toward Mars, whispering through space at a speed that made it undetectable, faster than light.
The Ultimate Weapon John Wood Campbell 1940
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Two weeks more had passed, while the "S Doradus" and the "Cepheid" were fitted out with the new apparatus Buck had designed.
The Ultimate Weapon John Wood Campbell 1940
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