But the other reason is that, paradoxically, the star's extreme heat itself makes the star almost invisible. As we saw above, Planck's law of black body radiation dictates that an object's temperature determines its color. Sirius, with its surface at a temperature of 18,000 degrees F, is so hot that it glows blue.
â¢ REFLEXIVE PRONOUN (noun). The noun REFLEXIVE PRONOUN has 1 sense: 1. a personal pronoun compounded with-self to show the agent's action affects the agent. Familiarity information: REFLEXIVE PRONOUN used as a noun is very rare.
Definition. A pronoun ending in-self or-selves that's used as an object to refer to a previously named noun or pronoun in a sentence. Reflexive pronouns usually follow verbs or prepositions.Reflexive pronouns have the same forms as intensive pronouns.Unlike intensive pronouns, reflexive pronouns are essential to the meaning of a sentence. See Examples and Observations below. Also see: 1  Anaphora (Grammar). 2  First-Person Pronouns. 3  Second-Person Pronouns.eflexive pronouns have the same forms as intensive pronouns. Unlike intensive pronouns, reflexive pronouns are essential to the meaning of a sentence. See Examples and Observations below. Also see: 1  Anaphora (Grammar). 2  First-Person Pronouns. 3  Second-Person Pronouns.