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brown dwarf
noun
Definition of BROWN DWARF
: a celestial object that is much smaller than a normal star and has insufficient mass to sustain nuclear fusion but that is hot enough to radiate energy especially at infrared wavelengths
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First Known Use of BROWN DWARF
1978
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