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bullet dwarf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
bul-let d-warf
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ultradiffuse galaxy and dwarf galaxy with little or no dark matter, but with young very luminous globular clusters, about the same age as most of the stars in the galaxy.

noun

An ultradiffuse galaxy and dwarf galaxy with little or no dark matter, but with young very luminous globular clusters, about the same age as most of the stars in the galaxy.

Etymology

Blend of Bullet Cluster + dwarf galaxy. From being a situation analogous to the Bullet Cluster of galaxies, except involving a single dwarf galaxy. Where the Bullet Cluster is a galaxy cluster shorn of its dark matter the result of two galaxy clusters colliding and combining, but their dark matter haloes passing through each other and continuing on their way.

Inflected Forms

bullet dwarfs (plural) bullet dwarf galaxy (alternative)

Phrases

Bullet Cluster Bullet Galaxy Bullet Group Musketball Cluster Musket Ball Cluster

Frequently Paired Words

bullet Bullet Cluster Bullet Galaxy Bullet Group Musketball Cluster Musket Ball Cluster dark matter dark matter halo

Questions

What does bullet dwarf mean?
An ultradiffuse galaxy and dwarf galaxy with little or no dark matter, but with young very luminous globular clusters, about the same age as most of the stars in the galaxy.
Where does bullet dwarf come from?
Blend of Bullet Cluster + dwarf galaxy. From being a situation analogous to the Bullet Cluster of galaxies, except involving a single dwarf galaxy. Where the Bullet Cluster is a galaxy cluster shorn of its dark matter the result of two galaxy clusters colliding and combining, but their dark matter haloes passing through each other and continuing on their way.

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