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céphéide

French, noun/se.fe.id/

céphéide is spelled C-É-P-H-É-I-D-E (8 letters). Céphéide is a French feminine noun meaning “cepheid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étoile dont l’éclat varie périodiquement et dont la luminosité est liée à la période”.

What does céphéide mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecepheid

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Étoile dont l’éclat varie périodiquement et dont la luminosité est liée à la période.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of céphéide

  • céphéides plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce céphéide?

  • /se.fe.id/
  • \se.fe.id\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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