Meanings
plural dwarf stars · alternative dwarfstar
- astronomyA star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.
The study team said it’s likely the star was a companion to a white dwarf star, which is the remaining core of a dead star that has expelled the gases that serve as its nuclear fuel.
2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024Synonyms: dwarf
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.
Origin
From dwarf + star. Compare West Frisian dwerchster (“dwarf star”), Dutch dwergster (“dwarf star”), German Zwergstern (“dwarf star”), Danish dværgstjerne (“dwarf star”), Swedish dvärgstjärna (“dwarf star”), Icelandic dvergstjarna (“dwarf star”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَجْم قَزَم
- نَجْم قَزَم (najm qazam)star that is a located in the main sequence
Catalan estel nan, estrella nana
- estel nanstar that is a located in the main sequence
- estrella nanastar that is a located in the main sequence
Chinese Mandarin 矮星
- 矮星 (ǎixīng)star that is a located in the main sequence
Finnish kääpiö
- kääpiöstar that is a located in the main sequence
French étoile naine
- étoile nainestar that is a located in the main sequence
German Zwergstern
- Zwergsternstar that is a located in the main sequence
Hindi बौना तारा
- बौना तारा (baunā tārā)star that is a located in the main sequence
Irish abhac, abhacréalta
- abhacstar that is a located in the main sequence
- abhacréaltastar that is a located in the main sequence
Japanese 矮星
- 矮星 (waisei)star that is a located in the main sequence
Korean 왜성
- 왜성 (waeseong)star that is a located in the main sequence
Latvian pundurzvaigzne, punduris
- pundurzvaigznestar that is a located in the main sequence
- pundurisstar that is a located in the main sequence
Portuguese estrela anã
- estrela anãstar that is a located in the main sequence
Russian ка́рликовая звезда́, ка́рлик
- ка́рликовая звезда́ (kárlikovaja zvezdá)star that is a located in the main sequence
- ка́рлик (kárlik)star that is a located in the main sequence
Spanish estrella enana
- estrella enanastar that is a located in the main sequence
Swedish dvärgstjärna
- dvärgstjärnastar that is a located in the main sequence
Turkish cüce yıldız
- cüce yıldızstar that is a located in the main sequence
Vietnamese sao lùn
- sao lùnstar that is a located in the main sequence
Cite this entry
dwarf star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarf%20star
“dwarf star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarf%20star. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dwarf star,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarf%20star.
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