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Zwergstern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dwarf noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.

Senses

Zwergstern is used for these senses in English:

  • dwarf (now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
  • dwarf (star) A dwarf star.
  • dwarf star (star) A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.

dwarf — full definition

  1. noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
  2. noun In folklore, a small humanlike being often skilled in crafting and mining.
  3. verb To make something appear much smaller by comparison.

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