white dwarfnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌwaɪt ˈdwɔːf/us/ˌwaɪt ˈdwɔːrf/specializeda small star that is not very bright, but is very dense (= contains a lot of matter)
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Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- planetoid
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- the Southern Cross
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
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