KnowraWolf–Rayet starLinked fromLinked fromThe 20 pages that link to Wolf–Rayet star, each with the reason it gives.All 20Broader topic 2Related 11Compared with 7Red supergiantCompared with: It represents an alternative evolved state after substantial envelope loss.O-type starCompared with: Some massive stars evolve from O-type spectra into the emission-dominated Wolf–Rayet phase.Eta CarinaeCompared with: It is a distinct massive-star phase, unlike the eruptive luminous-blue-variable state associated with Eta Carinae’s primary.Luminous blue variableCompared with: Wolf–Rayet stars are often considered a possible later evolutionary state after luminous-blue-variable mass loss.Be starCompared with: Its emission comes mainly from a powerful wind, unlike the disk emission typical of Be stars.SupergiantCompared with: Some massive stars transition from supergiants into this stripped, wind-dominated state.HypergiantCompared with: Both classes lose mass rapidly, but Wolf–Rayet stars have typically shed much of their hydrogen envelope.