Idiom
hydrogen burning
Meaning
The nucleosynthesis process, in stars of less than 1.2 solar mass, in which hydrogen is converted to helium, deuterium and some lithium.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stars produce energy through hydrogen burning.”
“During the main sequence phase of a star's life, hydrogen burning converts fuel into helium to maintain stability.”
“The internal temperature of the stellar core must reach millions of degrees for hydrogen burning to initiate the fusion process that powers the star.”
Examples
simple
“Stars produce energy through hydrogen burning.”
contextual
“During the main sequence phase of a star's life, hydrogen burning converts fuel into helium to maintain stability.”
complex
“The internal temperature of the stellar core must reach millions of degrees for hydrogen burning to initiate the fusion process that powers the star.”
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