boson star

Meaning

Noun

• A theoretical type of heavenly body composed of a form of boson that is self-repelling, what should be highly dense and bend spacetime in a manner approaching that of a black hole.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• axion star

Broader meaning words

• dark matter star
• dark matter

Origin

• boson + star.
• From being an astronomical object composed of mostly bosons, not a star or stellar remnant in the usual sense.