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interstellar

adj

Etymology

From inter- + stellar.

  1. borrowed from stēllāris
  2. prefixed as interstellar — “inter + stellar”

Definitions

  1. Between the stars.

    • It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.

  2. 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.

The neighborhood

Derived

interstellar cloud, interstellar comet, interstellar extinction, interstellar medium, interstellar planet, interstellar polarization, interstellar ramjet, interstellar space, interstellar wind

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for interstellar. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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