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white dwarf

/waɪt dwɔːrf/

Traducción: Estrella pequeña y muy densa que constituye la etapa final de la evolución de una estrella de masa baja o media, tras agotar su combustible nuclear y expulsar sus capas externas.

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/waɪt dwɔːrf/C1formalscientific
  • esEstrella pequeña y muy densa que constituye la etapa final de la evolución de una estrella de masa baja o media, tras agotar su combustible nuclear y expulsar sus capas externas.

A small, dense star that is the final evolutionary stage of a low- to medium-mass star, after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel and shed its outer layers.

  1. Stellar remnantC1formal

    A small, dense star that is the final evolutionary state of a star like the Sun, after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel and shed its outer layers.

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    • The white dwarf is incredibly dense, with a mass similar to the Sun but a volume similar to Earth.
    • Astronomers study white dwarfs to understand the future of our own Sun.
    • The cooling of a white dwarf takes billions of years.