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单词 quasi-stellar
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Definition of quasi-stellar in English:

quasi-stellar

adjective ˌkweɪzʌɪˈstɛləˌkwɑːziˈstɛlə
Astronomy
  • Of a celestial object: resembling a star optically (in that it gives an image that cannot be resolved) but believed not to be a star. Chiefly in designations of objects now usually called quasars, as "quasi-stellar object", "quasi-stellar radio source".

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Scientific American. From quasi- + stellar.

 
 

Definition of quasi-stellar in US English:

quasi-stellar

adjective
Astronomy
  • Of a celestial object: resembling a star optically (in that it gives an image that cannot be resolved) but believed not to be a star. Chiefly in designations of objects now usually called quasars, as "quasi-stellar object", "quasi-stellar radio source".

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Scientific American. From quasi- + stellar.

 
 
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