Meanings
nounboson star (plural boson stars)
plural boson stars
- astrophysicsA theoretical type of heavenly body composed of a form of boson that is self-repelling, what should be highly dense and bend spacetime in a manner approaching that of a black hole.
Origin
From boson + star (“celestial body”). From being an astronomical object composed of mostly bosons, not a star or stellar remnant in the usual sense.
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boson star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boson%20star
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