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instability strip

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: instability strip
 
(′in·stə′bil·əd·ē ′strip)

(astronomy) A portion of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram occupied by pulsating stars; stars traverse this region at least once after they leave the main sequence.


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