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- [chuhn-druh-sey-ker lim-it]
- /ˌtʃʌn drəˈseɪ kər ˈlɪm ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chuhn-druh-sey-ker lim-it]
- /ˌtʃʌn drəˈseɪ kər ˈlɪm ɪt/
Definitions of chandrasekhar limit words
- noun chandrasekhar limit the upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf, equal to 1.44 solar masses. A star having a mass above this limit will continue to collapse to form a neutron star 3
- noun chandrasekhar limit the mass limit above which a star has too much mass to become a white dwarf after gravitational collapse, approximately 1.44 solar masses. 1
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Origin of chandrasekhar limit
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
1975-80; after U.S. astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (born 1910), who formulated it
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chandrasekhar limit popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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