main sequence

English

Noun

main sequence (plural main sequences)

1. (astronomy) A major grouping of stars represented on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram by a nearly uniform band of increasing luminosity with increasing surface temperature.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main,‎ sequence.

Derived terms

• main-sequence star
• pre-main-sequence star

Translations

major grouping of stars

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 主序帶／主序带 (zhǔxùdài)

• Danish: hovedserien c
• Finnish: pääsarja (fi)
• French: séquence principale (fr) f
• Irish: príomhsheicheamh m
• Japanese: 主系列 (しゅけいれつ, shukeiretsu)
• Kazakh: негізгі тізбек (negızgı tızbek), бас тізбек (bas tızbek)
• Polish: ciąg główny