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dwarf star

dwarf star
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dwawrf stahr]
    • /dwɔrf stɑr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dwawrf stahr]
    • /dwɔrf stɑr/

Definitions of dwarf star words

  • noun dwarf star any of the ordinary main sequence stars, as those of spectral types O, B, A, F, G, K, and M. 1
  • noun dwarf star any luminosity class V star, such as the sun, lying in the main sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram 0
  • noun dwarf star (astronomy) A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core. 0

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Origin of dwarf star

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Dwarf star

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dwarf star popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dwarf star usage trend in Literature

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