different between fusor vs planemo

English

Etymology

Coined by Gibor Basri, Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, at the 2003 IAU conference; presumably fuse +? -or.

Noun

fusor (plural fusors)

1. (astronomy) A celestial body that, through self-gravity, is able to perform nuclear fusion within its core, at any point in its life. These include stars, stellar remnants, and brown dwarfs.

Translations

See also

• planemo
• fusor (astronomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• fours, furos, roufs, uORFs

English

Etymology

Contraction of planetary-mass object. Coined by Gibor Basri, Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, (UCB) at the 2003 IAU conference.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?plæn?mo?/
• Hyphenation: pla?ne?mo

Noun

planemo (plural planemos)

1. (astronomy) an astronomical object with enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to initiate core fusion at any time in its existence. That is, it is rounded in shape and is smaller than a star. Planemos include planets, dwarf planets, and the larger moons of the Solar System (satellite planets), but also sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets between the stars.

Hypernyms

• celestial body

Hyponyms

See also

• fusor
• planetoid

References

Anagrams

• lopeman, poleman