brown dwarf en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of Jupiter after its formation phase; its mass may range from several times that of Jupiter, such that it fuses deuterium, up to just below the threshold of sustained hydrogen fusion.
But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades. […] “This places this object right on the lower boundary of allowed stellar masses, and it is in fact possible that the mass of the object is slightly below that boundary, which would imply that the object is not a star but a brown dwarf instead.”
2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brown dwarves | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
| brown dwarfs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
white dwarf · black dwarf · blue dwarf · red dwarf · sub-brown dwarf · yellow dwarf
Translations (33)
ja 褐色矮星 (starlike object) · ru кори́чневый ка́рлик (starlike object) · sk hnedý trpaslík (starlike object) · sl rjava pritlikavka (starlike object) · ga abhac donn (starlike object) · cs hnědý trpaslík (starlike object) · he ננס חום (starlike object) · pt anã marrom (starlike object) · it nana bruna (starlike object) · pl brązowy karzeł (starlike object) · gl anana marrón (starlike object) · sh смеђи патуљак (starlike object) · nl bruine dwerg (starlike object) · ka ყავისფერი ჯუჯა (starlike object) · hi भूरा बौना तारा (starlike object) · is brúnn dvergur (starlike object) · ca nana marró (starlike object) · pt anã castanha (starlike object) · fi ruskea kääpiö (starlike object) · hu barna törpe (starlike object) · oc naneta bruna (starlike object) · ast nana marrón (starlike object) · oc nana bruna (starlike object) · an nana parda (starlike object) · eo bruna nano (starlike object) · de Brauner Zwerg (starlike object) · cmn 棕矮星 (starlike object) · da brun dværg (starlike object) · mk кафеаво џуџе (starlike object) · cmn 褐矮星 (starlike object) · es enana marrón (starlike object) · fr naine brune (starlike object) · sv brun dvärg (starlike object)