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- Dictionarydwarf/dwɔːf/
noun
- 1. (in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking. Similar Opposite
- 2. a person who is of unusually short stature on account of a genetic or medical condition such as achondroplasia; a person affected by dwarfism. offensive
adjective
- 1. denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species: "a dwarf conifer"
verb
- 1. cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison: "the buildings surround and dwarf All Saints church" Similar
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2 days ago · The meaning of DWARF is a person of unusually small stature; especially : a person whose height does not exceed 4' 10' and is typically less than 4' 5'.
4 days ago · Stellar classification - Wikipedia. A simple chart for classifying the main star types using Harvard classification. In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics.
13 hours ago · Brown dwarfs are substellar objects that have more mass than the biggest gas giant planets, but less than the least massive main-sequence stars.Their mass is approximately 13 to 80 times that of Jupiter (M J) —not big enough to sustain nuclear fusion of ordinary hydrogen (1 H) into helium in their cores, but massive enough to emit some light and heat from the fusion of deuterium (2 H).
2 days ago · A supernova ( pl.: supernovae or supernovas) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star, or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion.
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2 days ago · On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have ...
