Substellar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Substellar is an adjective meaning (astronomy, of an object) Having a mass less than the minimum necessary mass for hydrogen fusion.
Meaning
(astronomy, of an object) Having a mass less than the minimum necessary mass for hydrogen fusion.
Example Sentences
a substellar companion
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subcritical, hypercompact, subthermal, quasistellar, submagic, ultraluminous.
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