Astronautics Vocabulary : étoile
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Definition of star
- Translation:
- étoile
- Definition:
- A self-luminous celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity, in which the energy generated by nuclear reactions in the interior is balanced by the outflow of energy to the surface, and the inward-directed gravitational forces are balanced by the outward-directed gas and radiation pressures.
- Other Definition:
- None
- Synonym:
- None