English Explanatory Dictionary

quasar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.

Pronunciation

/ˈkweɪ.zɑː/ /ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/ en-us-quasar.ogg

Word forms

quasar quasars

Etymology

Blend of quasi- + stellar, from quasi-stellar radio source. Coined by American astrophysicist Hong-Yee Chiu in 1964 in an article in Physics Today. By surface analysis, quasi- + -ar.

Synonyms

Q QSO quasi-stellar object quasistellar object QSR quasi-stellar radio source quasistellar radio-source quasi-stellar radio-source quasistellar radio source blue stellar object BSO QSS quasi-stellar source quasistellar source

Related words

-ar quasi- quasistar quasi-star quasistellar quasi-stellar AGN active galactic nucleus active galaxy pulsar RIQ RLQ RQQ

Derived words

binary quasar double quasar giant quasar large quasar group microquasar quasarlike twin quasar
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