white dwarf
The dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star…The dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased.
» A symbiotic star system is a binary star system that is composed of a red giant and a white dwarf.
Meaning
1 sensesThe dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased.
Weißer Zwerg
бе́лый ка́рликbélyj kárlik
- a faint star of enormous density
Examples
2 sentencesA symbiotic star system is a binary star system that is composed of a red giant and a white dwarf.
I read the article "Dyson Spheres around White Dwarfs."
Translations
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Origin
Coined by Dutch astronomer Willem Luyten in 1922.Coined by Dutch astronomer Willem Luyten in 1922.
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Forms
plural: white dwarfsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a faint star of enormous density:white dwarf star