Meanings
nounblack dwarf (plural black dwarfs or black dwarves)
plural black dwarfs · plural black dwarves
- astronomyA theoretically predicted stellar remnant consisting of a white dwarf that has cooled and faded for trillions of years and no longer emits visible light.
Translations
Catalan nana negra
- nana negracooled white dwarf
Chinese Cantonese 黑矮星
- 黑矮星 (hak¹ ai² sing¹)cooled white dwarf
Chinese Mandarin 黑矮星
- 黑矮星 (hēi'ǎixīng)cooled white dwarf
Esperanto nigra nano
- nigra nanocooled white dwarf
Finnish musta kääpiö
- musta kääpiöcooled white dwarf
French naine noire
- naine noirecooled white dwarf
German Schwarzer Zwerg
- Schwarzer Zwergcooled white dwarf
Hindi काला बौना तारा
- काला बौना तारा (kālā baunā tārā)cooled white dwarf
Irish abhac dubh
- abhac dubhcooled white dwarf
Italian nana nera
- nana neracooled white dwarf
Japanese 黒色矮星
- 黒色矮星 (kokushoku-waisei)cooled white dwarf
Polish czarny karzeł
- czarny karzełcooled white dwarf
Portuguese anã negra
- anã negracooled white dwarf
Romanian pitică neagră
- pitică neagrăcooled white dwarf
Russian чёрный ка́рлик
- чёрный ка́рлик (čórnyj kárlik)cooled white dwarf
Spanish enana negra
- enana negracooled white dwarf
Cite this entry
APA
black dwarf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20dwarf
MLA
“black dwarf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20dwarf. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black dwarf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20dwarf.
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