Phrase guide

black dwarf

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A theoretically predicted stellar remnant consisting of a white dwarf that has cooled and faded for trillions of years and no longer emits visible light.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, dwarf.

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: nana negra — cooled white dwarf
  • Catalan: nana negra — cooled white dwarf
  • Chinese Cantonese: 黑矮星 (hak1 ai2 sing1) — cooled white dwarf
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑矮星 (hēi'ǎixīng) — cooled white dwarf
  • Esperanto: nigra nano — cooled white dwarf
  • Finnish: musta kääpiö — cooled white dwarf
  • French: naine noire — cooled white dwarf
  • Galician: anana negra — cooled white dwarf
  • Georgian: შავი ჯუჯა (šavi ǯuǯa) — cooled white dwarf
  • German: Schwarzer Zwerg — cooled white dwarf
  • Hindi: काला बौना तारा (kālā baunā tārā) — cooled white dwarf
  • Irish: abhac dubh — cooled white dwarf
  • Italian: nana nera — cooled white dwarf
  • Japanese: 黒色矮星 (kokushoku-waisei) — cooled white dwarf
  • Occitan: naneta negra — cooled white dwarf
  • Polish: czarny karzeł — cooled white dwarf
  • Portuguese: anã negra — cooled white dwarf
  • Romanian: pitică neagră — cooled white dwarf
  • Russian: чёрный ка́рлик (čórnyj kárlik) — cooled white dwarf
  • Serbo-Croatian: црни патуљак (crni patuljak) — cooled white dwarf
  • Spanish: enana negra — cooled white dwarf