Etymology

Named after the prototype star Mira.

Noun

Mira variable (plural Mira variables)Category:English lemmas#MIRAVARIABLECategory:English nouns#MIRAVARIABLECategory:English countable nouns#MIRAVARIABLECategory:English multiword terms#MIRAVARIABLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MIRAVARIABLECategory:Pages with entries#MIRA%20VARIABLECategory:Pages with 1 entry#MIRA%20VARIABLE

1. (astronomyCategory:en:Astronomy#MIRAVARIABLE) Any of a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colours, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude at visual wavelengths.