What does "dwarf star" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "dwarf star"?

Common synonyms include: black hole, hyades, magnitude, nova, pleiades, population.

Dwarf star

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Noun

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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.

Synonyms

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black hole hyades magnitude nova pleiades population

Antonyms

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alnilam supergiant

Etymology

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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