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main sequence
noun
Definition of MAIN SEQUENCE
: the group of stars that on a graph of spectrum versus luminosity forms a band comprising 90 percent of stellar types and that includes stars representative of the stages a normal star passes through during the majority of its lifetime
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1925
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