English Explanatory Dictionary

brown dwarf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of 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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brown dwarf.wav

Word forms

brown dwarf brown dwarfs brown dwarves

Related words

sub-brown dwarf red dwarf yellow dwarf white dwarf blue dwarf black dwarf
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