dwarf star

== English == === Alternative forms === dwarfstar === Etymology === 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”). === Noun === dwarf star (plural dwarf stars) (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 ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: abhacréalta (calque) ==== Translations ==== === See also === giant star subdwarf