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Cepheid variable: Meaning and Definition of

Ce'pheid var"iable

Pronunciation: [key]
— Astron. Astron.
  1. a variable star in which changes in brightness are due to alternate contractions and expansions in volume.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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