English

Noun

brown dwarf ‎(plural brown dwarfs or brown dwarves)

1. (astronomy) A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of the planet Jupiter after its formation phase; its mass may range from several times that of Jupiter, such that it fuses deuterium, up to just below the threshold of sustained hydrogen fusion.

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See also

• sub-brown dwarf
• black dwarf
• red dwarf
• white dwarf