dwarf star

Signification (Anglais)

A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.

Concepts

étoile naine

Synonymes

main sequence star

Traductions

Zwergstern

نَجْم قَزَم

stella nana

Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From dwarf + star. Compare West Frisian dwerchster (“dwarf star”), Dutch dwergster (“dwarf star”), German Zwergstern (“dwarf star”), Danish dværgstjerne (“dwarf star”), Swedish dvärgstjärna (“dwarf star”), Icelandic dvergstjarna (“dwarf star”).

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