white dwarf
noun
plural white dwarfs
: a small hot whitish star of low intrinsic brightness usually with a mass approximately equal to that of the sun but with a density many times larger
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The show’s soul, however, is the central relationship between Legoshi, a male gray wolf, and Haru, a female white dwarf rabbit.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Research has shown that type Ia supernovae originate from some binary star systems containing at least one white dwarf.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
This object has a bipolar, cylindrical outflow of gas, propelled by radiation and stellar winds from a hot white dwarf at the center.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
The first pathway involves a vampire white dwarf gradually stealing material from a close companion star and accreting it onto its surface.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Research has shown that type Ia supernovae originate from some binary star systems containing at least one white dwarf.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
This object has a bipolar, cylindrical outflow of gas, propelled by radiation and stellar winds from a hot white dwarf at the center.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
The first pathway involves a vampire white dwarf gradually stealing material from a close companion star and accreting it onto its surface.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“White dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20dwarf. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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