(astronomy) A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of the planet Jupiter after its formation phase; its mass may range from several times that of Jupiter, such that it fuses deuterium, up to just below the threshold of sustained hydrogen fusion.

(carpentry, Scotland, New Zealand) A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building. / A large metal crowbar.

(astronomy) A hypothesized white dwarf that has cooled down and no longer emits visible light.

(astronomy) A world-like planetoid of the Solar system, that is smaller than the classical planets. More specifically, any astronomical body which has a geology defined by hydrostatic equilibrium (and thus has taken the shape a body of water would take, as opposed to a small Solar System body), orbits the Sun (as opposed to a moon), and does not gravitationally dominate other bodies near its orbit (as opposed to a classical planet or, in IAU usage, as opposed to a planet).

plural of dwang

simple past tense and past participle of dwarf

present participle of dwarf

The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.

(astronomy) A dwarf spheroidal galaxy

(astronomy) A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda