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yellow dwarf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
yel-low d-warf
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A main-sequence star of spectral type G and luminosity class V, such as the Sun.

noun

Any of several plant diseases caused by viruses, characterized by stunted growth and yellowing of the leaves; an individual plant that has such a disease.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yellow, dwarf.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.

Inflected Forms

yellow dwarfs (plural) yellow dwarves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

blue dwarf red dwarf white dwarf black dwarf brown dwarf yellow supergiant blue giant blue supergiant

Synonyms

G star G-type star yellow dwarfism

Questions

What does yellow dwarf mean?
A main-sequence star of spectral type G and luminosity class V, such as the Sun.

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