Etymology

substellar

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Today it means: Having a mass less than the minimum necessary mass for hydrogen fusion. Full definition →

English stellar ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishstellar
  5. English todaysubstellar

From sub- + stellar.

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