Definitions for quasarˈkweɪ zɑr, -zər, -sɑr, -sər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
qua•sarˈkweɪ zɑr, -zər, -sɑr, -sər(n.)
any of numerous starlike extragalactic objects that may be the most distant and brightest objects in the universe.
Category: Astronomy
Origin of quasar:
1964; quas(i-stell)ar, in quasi-stellar radio source, the first type of quasar discovered
Princeton's WordNet
quasar, quasi-stellar radio source(noun)
a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
Wiktionary
quasar(Noun)
An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and thought to be the most distant objects in the universe.
Origin: From quasi-stellar radio source.
Translations for quasar
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quasar(noun)
a star-like object which gives out light and radio waves.
- kwasarAfrikaans
- كْوازار: جِسْم نَجْميArabic
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- chuẩn tinhVietnamese
- 类星体Chinese (Simp.)
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