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Noun: color-magnitude diagram
Usage: Brit, Cdn
  1. (astronomy) a plot of the absolute magnitude of stars versus their colour (or effective temperature); shows the main sequence of stars plus the white dwarfs and red giants
    - Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, color-magnitude diagram [US]

Encyclopedia: Color-magnitude diagram