interstellar en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗrder. Proto-Italic *stērlā Latin stēlla Latin stēllārisbor. English stellar English interstellar From inter- + stellar.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Between the stars.
It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.
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(not-comparable) Among the stars.
Space is littered with interstellar particles.
Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.
2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
Deriveds
interstellar space · interstellar ramjet · interstellar planet · interstellar comet · interstellar wind · interstellar cloud · interstellar polarization · interstellar medium · interstellar extinction
Synonyms
Translations (71)
it interstellare (between stars) · tr yıldızlararası (among stars) · ru межзвёздный (among stars) · hi अंतरतारकीय (between stars) · pt interestelar (among stars) · fi tähtienvälinen (between stars) · id lintas bintang (between stars) · pl międzygwiezdny (among stars) · es interestelar (between stars) · ro interstelar (between stars) · ga idir-réaltach (among stars) · hu csillagközi (among stars) · cs mezihvězdný (between stars) · da interstellar (between stars) · pl międzygwiazdowy (among stars) · el μεταξύ αστέρων (between stars) · el διαστρικός (between stars) · de interstellar (between stars) · cmn 星际 (among stars) · tr yıldızlararası (between stars) · fi interstellaarinen (among stars) · lt tarpžvaigždinis (between stars) · lv starpzvaigžņu (between stars) · ky жылдыздар аралык (between stars) · sa अन्तर्तारकीय (between stars) · ko 별과 별사이의 (between stars) · sq ndëryjor (between stars) · fr interstellaire (between stars) · ru междузвёздный (between stars) · ms antara bintang (between stars) · pl międzygwiezdny (between stars) · el διαστρικός (among stars) · kk жұлдызаралық (between stars) · pt interestelar (between stars) · mk меѓу́ѕвезден (between stars) · hi अंतरतारकीय (among stars) · de interstellar (among stars) · bg междузвезден (between stars) · fi interstellaarinen (between stars) · hu csillagközi (between stars) · no interstellar (between stars) · lv starpzvaigžņu (among stars) · es interestelar (among stars) · fr intersidéral (between stars) · hy միջաստղային (between stars) · sq ndëryjor (among stars) · az ulduzlararası (between stars) · ca interestel·lar (between stars) · ro interastral (between stars) · sk medzihviezdny (between stars) · eo interstela (among stars) · cy rhyngserol (between stars) · gl interestelar (between stars) · nl interstellair (between stars) · el διάστερος (between stars) · ru межзвёздный (between stars) · uk міжзо́ряний (between stars) · ru междузвёздный (among stars) · sv interstellär (among stars) · ga idir-réaltach (between stars) · eo interstela (between stars) · tk ýyldyzlarara (between stars) · el ενδοστερικός (between stars) · ka ვარსკვლავთშორისი (among stars) · lt tarpžvaigždinis (among stars) · ka ვარსკვლავთშორისი (between stars) · cmn 星際 /星际 (between stars) · ms antara najam (between stars) · pl międzygwiazdowy (between stars) · fi tähtienvälinen (among stars) · sv interstellär (between stars)