English Explanatory Dictionary

dwarf nova

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cataclysmic variable star consisting of a close binary star system in which one of the components is a white dwarf that accretes matter from its companion.

Word forms

dwarf nova dwarf novae
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