Meaning of the word "white dwarf" in English

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white dwarf

US /waɪt dwɔːrf/
UK /waɪt dwɔːf/
"white dwarf" picture

Noun

a small, very dense star that is typically the size of a planet, formed when a low-mass star has exhausted its central nuclear fuel and lost its outer layers

Example:
The Sun will eventually become a white dwarf after it sheds its outer layers.
Sirius B was the first white dwarf to be discovered by astronomers.