Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white dwarf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: white d-warf
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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 heavy elements that could exist around J1249+36."

Etymology

Coined by Dutch astronomer Willem Luyten in 1922.

Inflected Forms

white dwarfs (plural) white dwarves (plural, rare)

Phrases

blue giant red giant yellow dwarf red dwarf brown dwarf black dwarf blue dwarf

Frequently Paired Words

blue giant red giant yellow dwarf red dwarf brown dwarf black dwarf blue dwarf

Synonyms

WD white dwarf star

Questions

What does white dwarf mean?: 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.
Where does white dwarf come from?: Coined by Dutch astronomer Willem Luyten in 1922.

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