Red Dwarf (Noun)
Meaning
A small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The newly discovered exoplanet orbits a small red dwarf in a nearby galaxy.
- Red dwarfs have long been thought to be poor candidates for supporting life due to their dim light.
- The space telescope picked up the faint light from a red dwarf hundreds of light-years away.
- In the habitable zones of some red dwarfs, temperatures may be suitable for liquid water.
- The mass of roughly 1/10 of the sun makes the red dwarf a fascinating subject for astronomers.