棕矮星

zōngǎixīng

noun

Measure Word

一颗棕矮星 kē

Meanings

1 brown dwarf (astronomy)
2 brown dwarf star

Characters

Examples

棕矮星的质量介于行星和恒星之间。

Zōng ǎixīng de zhìliàng jièyú xíngxīng hé héngxīng zhī jiān.

The mass of a brown dwarf lies between that of a planet and a star.

天文学家发现了一颗新的棕矮星。

Tiānwénxuéjiā fāxiàn le yī kē xīn de zōng ǎixīng.

Astronomers discovered a new brown dwarf.

Tips

memory

Read it literally: 棕 (brown) + 矮 (short/dwarf) + 星 (star). A 'brown dwarf star' is a failed star — too small to sustain hydrogen fusion.

Stroke Order

棕 zōng

矮 ǎi

星 xīng