white dwarf

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white dwarf (plural white dwarfs or (rare) white dwarves)

  2. (astronomy) The dim, highly dense core remnant that is the final stage in the evolution of a star of low or medium mass, after nuclear reactions have ceased.

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  • WD (abbreviation)

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