Meaning Of The Word Brown dwarf

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brown dwarf in American English
a celestial object consisting of a body of gas that gives off a small amount of radiation but lacks sufficient mass to initiate the nuclear fusion that characterizes true stars
noun: a cold, dark star that is too small to initiate the nuclear reactions that generate heat and light

brown dwarf in British English
noun: a type of celestial body midway in mass between a large planet and a small star

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