white dwarf
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white dwarf
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Coined by Dutch astronomer Willem Luyten in 1922.
noun white dwarfs · white dwarves
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The dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased.
In these stellar pairings, if the two stars are close together, the white dwarf will siphon mass away from its companion and have an outburst called a nova. And when the white dwarf accumulates too much mass, it will collapse and explode in a supernova. […] When white dwarfs explode, they create hea
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noun dead star of low or medium mass
| Español | enana blanca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백색 왜성 baeksaek waeseong |
| 日本語 | 白色矮星 hakushokuwaisei |
| 中文 | 白矮星 bái'ǎixīng |
| हिन्दी | श्वेत बौना तारा śvet baunā tārā |
| Português | anã branca |
| Français | naine blanche |
| Deutsch | Weißer Zwerg |
| Italiano | nana bianca |
| Ελληνικά | λευκός νάνος lefkós nános |
| Română | pitică albă |
| Русский | бе́лый ка́рлик bélyj kárlik |
| Tiếng Việt | sao lùn trắng |
| العربية | قَزْم أَبْيَض qazm ʔabyaḍ |
| עברית | נַנָּס לָבָן nanás laván |
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title = {white dwarf},
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year = {2026},
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