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undermassive

undermassive adjective: of a star: having a smaller mass than is typical for its type.

Adjective

undermassive (comparative more undermassive, superlative most undermassive)

  1. Of a star: having a smaller mass than is typical for its type.

Forms of undermassive

comparativemore undermassive
superlativemost undermassive

Origin of undermassive

From under- + massive.

Questions about undermassive

What does undermassive mean?
Undermassive means of a star: having a smaller mass than is typical for its type.
What part of speech is undermassive?
Undermassive is an adjective.

Words near undermassive in the dictionary

  1. undermarking
  2. undermarkings
  3. undermarks
  4. undermasculinization
  5. undermasculinized
  6. undermassive
  7. undermasted
  8. undermaster
  9. undermasters
  10. undermatch
  11. undermatched

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