white dwarf

Noun

A small very dense star that is typically the size of a planet, formed when a low-mass star has exhausted all its central nuclear fuel and lost its outer layers as a planetary nebula.

ریشه

Derived from the terms 'white' and 'dwarf'. 'White' refers to the color, and 'dwarf' refers to the size.

مثال

• The white dwarf is the final evolutionary state of stars like our Sun.
• White dwarfs are incredibly dense.
• The white dwarf was barely visible in the telescope.

ترکیب‌های رایج

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