giant branch — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

giant branch

شاخه‌ی ِ غولان، ~ غولپیکران

šâxe-ye qulân, ~ qulpeykarân (#)

Fr.: branche des géantes

A conspicuous family of stars in the → Hertzsprung-Russell diagram composed of red, evolved stars with large sizes. → giant star; → red giant.

See also: → giant; → branch.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics