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• dwarfstar

語源

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”).

名詞

dwarf star (plural dwarf stars)

1. (astronomy) A 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.

   Synonym: dwarf

   Hypernyms: main-sequence star < star < celestial body

   Hyponyms: red dwarf, blue dwarf, yellow dwarf, white dwarf, black dwarf, brown dwarf

   Coordinate terms: subgiant, giant, giant star, bright giant, supergiant, hypergiant

派生した語

• → Irish: abhacréalta (calque)

参考

• giant star
• subdwarf