noun
: a whitish star of high surface temperature and very low intrinsic brightness usually with a mass about comparable to that of the sun but of such small dimensions that its average density is enormous
noun
: a whitish star of high surface temperature and very low intrinsic brightness usually with a mass about comparable to that of the sun but of such small dimensions that its average density is enormous
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012