interstellar

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪntɝˈstɛlɝ/ UK /ˌɪntəˈstɛlə/ See IPA manual

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adj
situated, occurring, or traveling between stars

The probe was designed to measure dust in interstellar space.

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1 adj · situated, occurring, or... intersidereal

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Related forms stellar interplanetarygalacticstar

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interstellar medium
the sparse matter occupying the space between stars

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Formed from inter- ("between, among") + stellar ("relating to stars"). Stellar comes from Latin stellaris, from stella ("star"); inter- is likewise Latin. The compound has been used in astronomy since the seventeenth century.

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Describing Qualities Astronomy & Space Word Formation & Derivatives

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