English

Noun

robust association of massive baryonic objects ‎(plural robust associations of massive baryonic objects)

1. (astronomy) a low-luminosity cluster of brown dwarfs and white dwarfs

Usage notes

This is a type of dark matter, using the original astronomical definition of dark matter, and not the particle physics definition of dark matter.

Synonyms

• RAMBO (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

• dark matter

Derived terms

• RAMBO (abbreviation)

Coordinate terms

• weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)
• strongly interacting massive particle (SIMP)
• massive compact halo object (MACHO)