cluster variable
noun
: a short-period variable star of Cepheid characteristics and a period of light fluctuations not longer than a day originally found in globular clusters but abundant elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy
called also cluster-type Cepheid
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“Cluster variable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cluster%20variable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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