brown dwarf

brown dwarf

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [broun dwawrf]
- /braʊn dwɔrf/
- /braʊn dwɔːf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun dwawrf]
- /braʊn dwɔrf/

Definitions of brown dwarf words

noun brown dwarf a type of celestial body midway in mass between a large planet and a small star 3
noun brown dwarf a celestial object consisting of a body of gas that gives off a small amount of radiation but lacks sufficient mass to initiate the nuclear fusion that characterizes true stars 3
noun brown dwarf a cold, dark star that is too small to initiate the nuclear reactions that generate heat and light. 1
noun brown dwarf (astronomy) A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of the planet 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. 0

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brown dwarf popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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