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Substar vs Substellar - What's the difference?

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Substar is a related term of substellar.


As a noun substar

is (astronomy) a substellar object.

As an adjective substellar is

(astronomy|of an object) having a mass less than the minimum necessary mass for hydrogen fusion.

substar

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) A substellar object.

    • 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")