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White dwarf
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a small, dense, and faint stellar remnant that is left after a medium-sized star exhausts the nuclear fuel in its core and undergoes gravitational collapse
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
white dwarfs
Examples
A white dwarf is the final stage in the life cycle of a sun-like star after it has exhausted its nuclear fuel.
