"compact star" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compact stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compact star (plural compact stars)
  1. (astronomy) A type of celestial body that collectively refers to white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes and exotic stars. Wikipedia link: compact star Categories (topical): Astrophysics, Black holes, Neutron stars, Stars Translations (type of celestial body): estrella compacta [feminine] (Catalan), 緻密星 (Chinese Mandarin), 致密星 (zhìmìxīng) (Chinese Mandarin)

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