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white dwarfs

white dwarfs is the plural of white dwarf.

Meaning of white dwarf

Noun

white dwarf (plural white dwarfs or (rare) white dwarves)

  1. The dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased.
    • In these stellar pairings, if the two stars are close together, the white dwarf will siphon mass away from its companion and have an outburst called a nova. And when the white dwarf accumulates too much mass, it will collapse and explode in a supernova. […] When white dwarfs explode, they create...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:
    WD

Questions about white dwarfs

What is white dwarfs the plural of?
White dwarfs is the plural of white dwarf.

Words near white dwarfs in the dictionary

  1. white dog shaker syndrome
  2. White Dogs
  3. white dot syndrome
  4. white dot syndromes
  5. white dwarf
  6. white dwarfs
  7. White Eagle
  8. White Eagles
  9. white Easter
  10. white Easters
  11. white eel

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