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Subsellar vs Substellar - What's the difference?

subsellar | substellar |

As adjectives the difference between subsellar and substellar

is that subsellar is below the sella turcica while substellar is having a mass less than the minimum necessary mass for hydrogen fusion.

subsellar

English

Adjective

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  • (anatomy) Below the sella turcica.

    • substellar

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (astronomy, of an object) Having a mass less than the minimum necessary mass for hydrogen fusion
    • a substellar companion

    Derived terms

    *substellarity

    Related terms

    *substar

    See also

    *(wikipedia "substellar")