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单词 interstellar
释义

interstellar

adjective

in·​ter·​stel·​lar ˌin-tər-ˈste-lər How to pronounce interstellar (audio)
: located, taking place, or traveling among the stars especially of the Milky Way galaxy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web So in 1974, while serving as the director of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Drake used the radio telescope to broadcast the first interstellar message deliberately sent from Earth. WIRED, 11 Sep. 2022 Wanna switches to a black backdrop for the piece that’s most evocative of interstellar vistas, but all the paintings feature scattered pigment grains that dot the seemingly vast depths like clouds of distant stars. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Their dispatches include valuable scientific data about interstellar magnetic fields, cosmic rays and plasma waves. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Physicist Charles Townes, whose work led to the laser’s invention, thought lasers would be a better basis for interstellar communication and thus the optimal focus for SETI work. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2022 Measurements indicate both probes left the interstellar bubble of our solar system a few years ago. Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 Andy Weir delivers an inspiring and suspenseful interstellar thriller in which a confused man, Ryland Grace, awakens on a spaceship not knowing his identity or purpose. The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022 Radio waves sail through the galactic plane unimpeded, but they're obscured by the veil's second layer—the scattering screen, a turbulent patch of space where density variations in the interstellar medium knock radio waves slightly off course. Seth Fletcher, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2022 Harvard scientists Amir Siraj and Avi Loeb were the first to posit the meteor’s interstellar origin, after calculating its immense speed. Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

interstellar

adjective

in·​ter·​stel·​lar ˌin-tər-ˈste-lər How to pronounce interstellar (audio)
: existing or taking place among the stars
interstellar gases

interstellar

adjective

as in celestial
existing or occurring between stars the vastness of interstellar space

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • celestial
  • intergalactic
  • astronomical
  • stellar
  • heavenly
  • astronomic
  • astral
  • star
  • astrophysical
  • astronautical
  • starry
  • empyrean
  • astronautic
  • starlike
  • star-spangled
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