An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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فرهنگ ریشه شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک
M. Heydari-Malayeri - Paris Observatory
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chemically peculiar star setâre-ye šimikâné afd Fr.: étoile chimiquement particulière A → main sequence star of
→ spectral type A or B
(→ A-type star, → B-type star)
identified by the presence of anomalously strong or weak
→ absorption lines of certain elements
in their spectra.
CP stars have been divided into four main classes on the basis of their
spectra: 1) non-magnetic metallic-lined (CP1,
→ Am star), magnetic (CP2,
→ Ap star), non-magnetic mercury-manganese (CP3,
→ HgMn star), and
helium-weak (CP4, → He-weak star). |
