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Definition 2024

dwarf_star

dwarf star

English

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

Translations

star that is a located in the main sequence

Arabic: نَجْم قَزَم m ‎(najm qazam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 矮星 (zh) ‎(ǎixīng)
Finnish: kääpiö (fi)
French: étoile naine f
German: Zwergstern m
Irish: abhac (ga) m, abhacréalta f
Japanese: 矮星 (ja) ‎(わいせい, waisei)
Korean: 왜성 (ko) ‎(waeseong) (矮星 (ko))

Latvian: pundurzvaigzne f, punduris m
Manx: myn-ghrian f
Portuguese: estrela anã f
Russian: ка́рликовая звезда́ f ‎(kárlikovaja zvezdá), ка́рлик (ru) m ‎(kárlik)
Serbo-Croatian: патуљаста звезда f ‎(patuljasta zvezda)
Spanish: estrella enana f
Swedish: dvärgstjärna (sv)
Vietnamese: sao lùn

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