dwarf star
English
Alternative forms
- dwarfstar
Etymology
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”).
Noun
dwarf star (plural dwarf stars)
- (astronomy) A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.
Synonyms
- dwarf
- main sequence star
Descendants
- → Irish: abhacréalta (calque)
Translations
star that is a located in the main sequence
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See also
- giant star
- subdwarf