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neutron star

neutron star noun: a degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.

Noun

neutron star (plural neutron stars)

  1. A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.

neutron star meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Tagalog and Arabic

neutron star in Tamil

நியூட்ரான் விண்மீன்

neutron star in Punjabi

star composed of neutrons
ਨਿਉਟ੍ਰੋਨ ਤਾਰਾ niuṭron tārā

neutron star in Tagalog

star composed of neutrons
bituin ng awansik

neutron star in Arabic

star composed of neutrons
نَجْم نْيُوتْرُونِيّ najm nyūtrūniyy
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neutron star in Indonesian
bintang neutron
neutron star in Persian
ستاره نوترونی
neutron star in Vietnamese
sao neutron

Forms of neutron star

pluralneutron stars

Words formed from neutron star

Questions about neutron star

What does neutron star mean?
Neutron star means a degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.
What is neutron star in Tamil?
Neutron star in Tamil is நியூட்ரான் விண்மீன். See Neutron star meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is neutron star?
Neutron star is a noun.
What is the plural of neutron star?
The plural of neutron star is neutron stars.

Words near neutron star in the dictionary

  1. neutron poison
  2. neutron poisons
  3. neutron probe
  4. neutron scattering
  5. neutron spectrometry
  6. neutron star
  7. neutron stars
  8. neutron-degenerate matter
  9. neutron-rich
  10. neutron-richer
  11. neutron-richest

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