dwarf star
dwarf star noun: a star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.
Noun
dwarf star (plural dwarf stars)
- A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.
- The study team said it’s likely the star was a companion to a white dwarf star, which is the remaining core of a dead star that has expelled the gases that serve as its nuclear fuel.2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024
- Synonyms:
- dwarf
dwarf star meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese
dwarf star in Hindi
- star that is a located in the main sequence
- बौना तारा baunā tārā
dwarf star in Tamil
- குறு விண்மீன்
dwarf star in Arabic
- star that is a located in the main sequence
- نَجْم قَزَم najm qazam
dwarf star in Vietnamese
- star that is a located in the main sequence
- sao lùn
Synonyms of dwarf star
Forms of dwarf star
| plural | dwarf stars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dwarfstar |
Origin of dwarf star
From dwarf + star. Compare West Frisian dwerchster (“dwarf star”), Dutch dwergster (“dwarf star”), German Zwergstern (“dwarf star”), Danish dværgstjerne (“dwarf star”), Swedish dvärgstjärna (“dwarf star”), Icelandic dvergstjarna (“dwarf star”).
Questions about dwarf star
- What does dwarf star mean?
- Dwarf star means a star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.
- What is dwarf star in Hindi?
- Dwarf star in Hindi is बौना तारा (baunā tārā). See Dwarf star meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dwarf star?
- Dwarf star is a noun.
- What is the plural of dwarf star?
- The plural of dwarf star is dwarf stars.
Words near dwarf star in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dwarf star (page history and authors); dwarf star (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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