word
white dwarf
WYT DWORF
waɪt dwɔːrfListen
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Syllable breakdown
whitedwarf
Dictionary meaning
dense stellar remnant left after a low- to medium-mass star has shed its outer layers at the end of its red giant phase; composed primarily of electron-degenerate matter; roughly Earth-sized but containing roughly half the Sun's mass; slowly radiates residual heat over billions of years
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