quasar
An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and…An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.
» Quasars are brilliantly shining heavenly bodies that are extremely far away.
Meaning
1 sensesAn extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.
Quasar
кваза́рkvazár
кваза́рkvazár
- a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
Examples
1 sentencesQuasars are brilliantly shining heavenly bodies that are extremely far away.
Translations
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Origin
Blend of quasi- + stellar, from quasi-stellar radio source. Coined by American astrophysicBlend of quasi- + stellar, from quasi-stellar radio source. Coined by American astrophysicist Hong-Yee Chiu in 1964 in an article in Physics Today. By surface analysis, quasi- + -ar.
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Forms
plural: quasarsSynonyms
14 synonyms- a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts:quasi-stellar radio source