Meanings
proper noun
- astronomyThe maximum theoretical mass of a white dwarf, approximately 1.4 solar masses.
Origin
Named after Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 錢德拉塞卡極限 /钱德拉塞卡极限
- 錢德拉塞卡極限 /钱德拉塞卡极限 (Qiándélāsāikǎ jíxiàn)maximum theoretical mass of a white dwarf
Finnish Chandrasekharin raja
- Chandrasekharin rajamaximum theoretical mass of a white dwarf
Russian преде́л Чандрасе́кара
- преде́л Чандрасе́кара (predél Čandrasékara)maximum theoretical mass of a white dwarf
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