An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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red giant branch (RGB)
  شاخه‌ی ِ غولان ِ سرخ  
šâxe-ye qulân-e sorx
Fr.: branche des géantes rouges  

The evolutionary path of a star that has exhausted its available hydrogen content in the core, between the → main-sequence turnoff and the → helium flash.

See also: → red giant; → branch.