neutron star

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.

Equivalents

Españolestrella de neutrones

Françaisétoile à neutrons

DeutschNeutronenstern

22 more languages

العربيةنَجْم نْيُوتْرُونِيّ

Българскинеутро́нна звезда́

Češtinaneutronová hvězda

Cymraegsêr niwtron

Ελληνικάαστέρας νετρονίων

Esperantoneŭtrona stelo

فارسیستاره نوترونی

Suomineutronitähti

Gaeilgeneodrónréalta

Հայերեննեյտրոնային աստղ

Íslenskanifteindastjarna

Italianostella neutronica

日本語中性子星

ქართულინეიტრონული ვარსკვლავი

한국어중성자별

Nederlandsneutronenster

Polskigwiazda neutronowa

Portuguêsestrela de neutrões estrela de nêutrons

Românăstea neutronică

Русскийнейтронная звезда

Svenskaneutronstjärna

Türkçenötron yıldızı

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

neutron-degenerate matter neutronic neutronics neutronium neutronization Neutrons

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