brown dwarf

== English == === Noun === brown dwarf (plural brown dwarfs or (rare) brown dwarves) (astronomy) A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of Jupiter after its formation phase; its mass may range from several times that of Jupiter, such that it fuses deuterium, up to just below the threshold of sustained hydrogen fusion. ==== Translations ==== === See also === sub-brown dwarf red dwarf yellow dwarf white dwarf blue dwarf black dwarf