Meanings
nounneutron star (plural neutron stars)
plural neutron stars
- astronomyA degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.
Translations
Arabic نَجْم نْيُوتْرُونِيّ
- نَجْم نْيُوتْرُونِيّ (najm nyūtrūniyy)star composed of neutrons
Bulgarian неутро́нна звезда́
- неутро́нна звезда́ (neutrónna zvezdá)star composed of neutrons
Catalan estel de neutrons, estrella de neutrons
- estel de neutronsstar composed of neutrons
- estrella de neutronsstar composed of neutrons
Chinese Mandarin 中子星
- 中子星 (zhōngzǐxīng)star composed of neutrons
Czech neutronová hvězda
- neutronová hvězdastar composed of neutrons
Dutch neutronenster
- neutronensterstar composed of neutrons
Esperanto neŭtrona stelo
- neŭtrona stelostar composed of neutrons
Finnish neutronitähti
- neutronitähtistar composed of neutrons
French étoile à neutrons
- étoile à neutronsstar composed of neutrons
German Neutronenstern
- Neutronensternstar composed of neutrons
Greek αστέρας νετρονίων
- αστέρας νετρονίων (astéras netroníon)star composed of neutrons
Icelandic nifteindastjarna
- nifteindastjarnastar composed of neutrons
Indonesian bintang neutron
- bintang neutronstar composed of neutrons
Irish neodrónréalta
- neodrónréaltastar composed of neutrons
Italian stella neutronica
- stella neutronicastar composed of neutrons
Japanese 中性子星
- 中性子星 (chūseishi-sei)star composed of neutrons
Korean 중성자별
- 중성자별 (jungseongjabyeol)star composed of neutrons
Latvian neitronu zvaigzne
- neitronu zvaigznestar composed of neutrons
Lithuanian neutroninė žvaigždė
- neutroninė žvaigždėstar composed of neutrons
Norwegian Bokmål nøytronstjerne
- nøytronstjernestar composed of neutrons
Persian ستاره نوترونی
- ستاره نوترونیstar composed of neutrons
Polish gwiazda neutronowa
- gwiazda neutronowastar composed of neutrons
Portuguese estrela de nêutrons, estrela de neutrões
- estrela de nêutronsstar composed of neutrons
- estrela de neutrõesstar composed of neutrons
Punjabi ਨਿਉਟ੍ਰੋਨ ਤਾਰਾ
- ਨਿਉਟ੍ਰੋਨ ਤਾਰਾ (niuṭron tārā)star composed of neutrons
Romanian stea neutronică
- stea neutronicăstar composed of neutrons
Russian нейтро́нная звезда́
- нейтро́нная звезда́ (nejtrónnaja zvezdá)star composed of neutrons
Slovak neutrónová hviezda
- neutrónová hviezdastar composed of neutrons
Spanish estrella de neutrones
- estrella de neutronesstar composed of neutrons
Swedish neutronstjärna
- neutronstjärnastar composed of neutrons
Tagalog bituin ng awansik
- bituin ng awansikstar composed of neutrons
Turkish nötron yıldızı, ılıncık yıldızı
- nötron yıldızıstar composed of neutrons
- ılıncık yıldızıstar composed of neutrons
Ukrainian нейтронна зоря
- нейтронна зоря (nejtronna zorja)star composed of neutrons
Vietnamese sao neutron
- sao neutronstar composed of neutrons
Welsh sêr niwtron
- sêr niwtronstar composed of neutrons
Cite this entry
APA
neutron star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neutron%20star
MLA
“neutron star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neutron%20star. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neutron star,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neutron%20star.
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