pulsating star
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pulsating star
(′pəl′sād·iŋ ′stär)
(astronomy) Variable star whose luminosity fluctuates as the star expands and contracts; the variation in brightness is thought to come from the periodic change of radiant energy to gravitational energy and back.
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