An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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turnoff star
  ستاره‌ی ِ رهگشت  
setâre-ye rahgašt
Fr.: étoile du tournant final de la séquence principale  

A star that has ended → hydrogen burning in its core but is still burning hydrogen in a shell that surrounds the core, just before evolving into a → red giant.

See also: → turnoff; → star.