subdwarf


sub·dwarf

noun \ˈsəb-ˌdwrf\

Definition of SUBDWARF

: a small hot star containing few elements heavier than helium and having lower luminosity than a main-sequence star of similar temperature

First Known Use of SUBDWARF

1939

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