word

white dwarf

WYT DWORF

waɪt dwɔːrf

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whitedwarf

Dictionary meaning

the compact remnant of a low-to-medium mass star after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel and shed its outer layers as a planetary nebula; supported by electron degeneracy pressure; will eventually cool into a black dwarf over billions of years

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