General Abbreviations
This file lists the abbreviations used in the
Budapest bibiliography for the subject text.
Abs. absorption
abun. abundance(s)
AD angular diameter
ampl. amplitude
An Anonymous
AsB asymptotic branch
Ass association
B Bailey
b blue
BD Bonner Durchmusterung
br. bright
c centre
CAN cluster associated with nebula
Cat. Catalogue
CE colour excess
CI colour index
cl. cluster
classif. classification
col. colour
comp. compressed
cons. considerably
Cr Collinder
descr. description
diagr. diagram
Diss. dissertation
Dist distance
Eff. effective
ev. evolution
Ex. extragalactic
ex. example
ext. extremely
extend. extended
f. faint
foll. following
gal. galactic
GB giant branch
GCl globular cluster
glob. globular
gr. group
grad. gradually
HB horizontal branch
HD Henry Draper Catalogue
Hol. Holetschek
IM index of metallicity
int. interval
intst. interstellar
invol. involved
ion. ionized
ir infrared
irreg. irregular
l. line
LD linear diameter
Lk Lundmark
L(M) luminosity function
LMC Large Magellanic Cloud
M Messier
M absolute magnitude
MC Magellanic Clouds
Mel Melotte
mg magnitude
mid. middle
MS main sequence
N, n number
Neb. nebula
neu. neutral
nonexist. nonexistent
nor. north
obs. observation(s)
OCl open cluster
P part
p position
p. page
part. partially
pe photoelectric
per. period
pg photographic
phot. photograph
pl. plate
pret. pretty
prop. mot. proper motion
pv photovisual
r red
Rb Raab
red. reduction
rel. relative
resol. resolvable
rev. review
rG red giant
RN reflection nebula
rot. rotation
rou. round
RV radial velocity
S series
Sh Shapley
sm. small
SMC Small Magellanic Cloud
sp. spectrum
st. star
stel. stellar
st. gr. stellar group
Sup Supplement
Tr Trumpler
tv television
uv ultraviolet
V volume
var. variable
vel. velocity
vis. visual
y yellow
yr. year(s)
ZAMS zero age main sequence