HyperDic: red_giant

English > 1 sense of the expression *red giant*:
NOUN	object	red giant, red giant star	a large, old, luminous star

English > *red giant*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	A large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun.
Synonym	red giant star
Broader	star	(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
Spanish	gigante roja