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brown dwarf Definition

brown dwarf

noun

a hypothetical celestial object consisting of a body of gas that gives off a small amount of radiation but lacks sufficient mass to initiate the nuclear fusion that characterizes true stars

brown dwarf Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • orbit: Perhaps the less hostile environment of a habitable moon orbiting a brown dwarf would help to extend the human life cycle.
  • find: If they find a brown dwarf, then it's Nibiru.

Adjective modifier

  • small: Even at the distances from the Sun involved, a small brown dwarf among the comets could provide a habitable environment on its moons.
  • old: In fact old brown dwarfs can look a lot like large planets.
  • faint: Low mass, faint, brown dwarfs have also been found in the Pleiades.