quasar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkweɪ.zɑː/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/ (US)
Etymology
Blend 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.
Meanings
- An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quasars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
microquasar · quasarlike · twin quasar · binary quasar · double quasar · large quasar group · giant quasar
Hyponyms
OVV quasar · quasar II · BL Lac object · quasar 2 · BL Lac · blazar · quasar 1 · OVV · quasar I
Relateds
active galaxy · RLQ · quasi- · quasistar · quasi-stellar · RQQ · RIQ · pulsar · -ar · quasistellar · quasi-star · AGN · active galactic nucleus
Synonyms
quasistellar radio source · QSR · quasistellar object · Q · quasi-stellar source · QSS · quasi-stellar radio-source · BSO · quasi-stellar radio source · blue stellar object · quasi-stellar object · QSO · quasistellar source · quasistellar radio-source
Translations (53)
sv kvasar (An extragalactic object) · pl kwazar (An extragalactic object) · da kvasar (An extragalactic object) · el κβάζαρ (An extragalactic object) · eu quasar (An extragalactic object) · es cuásar (An extragalactic object) · arz شبيه نجم (An extragalactic object) · ko 준성 (An extragalactic object) · th เควซาร์ (An extragalactic object) · vi chuẩn tinh (An extragalactic object) · cs kvasar (An extragalactic object) · ja クエーサー (An extragalactic object) · sh kvazar (An extragalactic object) · it quasar (An extragalactic object) · arz كوازار (An extragalactic object) · is kvasi (An extragalactic object) · sl kvazar (An extragalactic object) · ga cuasár (An extragalactic object) · gd cuasar (An extragalactic object) · ko 퀘이사 (An extragalactic object) · fi kvasaari (An extragalactic object) · de Quasar (An extragalactic object) · ka კვაზარი (An extragalactic object) · eo kvazaro (An extragalactic object) · no kvasar (An extragalactic object) · tr kuasar (An extragalactic object) · ar شَبِيه اَلنَّجْم (An extragalactic object) · es quasar (kuéisar) (An extragalactic object) · be кваза́р (An extragalactic object) · hi कैसर (An extragalactic object) · cmn 類星體 /类星体 (An extragalactic object) · cmn 似星體 /似星体 (An extragalactic object) · is dulstirni (An extragalactic object) · tl digtalain (An extragalactic object) · fa اختروش (An extragalactic object) · bg кваза́р (An extragalactic object) · he קוואזר (An extragalactic object) · fr quasar (An extragalactic object) · gl quásar (An extragalactic object) · ja 準星 (An extragalactic object) · id kuasar (An extragalactic object) · fy kwasar (An extragalactic object) · ms kuasar (An extragalactic object) · io quazaro (An extragalactic object) · ar نَجْم زَائِف (An extragalactic object) · hy քվազար (An extragalactic object) · ru кваза́р (An extragalactic object) · uk кваза́р (An extragalactic object) · pt quasar (An extragalactic object) · ca quàsar (An extragalactic object) · cs kvazar (An extragalactic object) · sh квазар (An extragalactic object) · scn quasar (An extragalactic object)