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Zero Age Main Sequence, ZAMS (s) (noun), Zero Age Main Sequences (pl)
The point on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram occupied by a star that has a core temperature high enough for nuclear reactions: The Zero Age Main Sequence is a major group of stars on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram by a practically uniform band of brightness and surface temperatures that become greater and greater.
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