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- [kwey-zahr, -zer, -sahr, -ser]
- /ˈkweɪ zɑr, -zər, -sɑr, -sər/
- /ˈkweɪ.zɑːr/
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- [kwey-zahr, -zer, -sahr, -ser]
- /ˈkweɪ zɑr, -zər, -sɑr, -sər/
Definitions of quasar word
- noun quasar one of over a thousand known extragalactic objects, starlike in appearance and having spectra with characteristically large redshifts, that are thought to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe. 1
- noun quasar A massive and extremely remote celestial object, emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy, and typically having a starlike image in a telescope. It has been suggested that quasars contain massive black holes and may represent a stage in the evolution of some galaxies. 1
- noun quasar astronomy: celestial body 1
- countable noun quasar A quasar is an object far away in space that produces bright light and radio waves. 0
- noun quasar any of a class of extragalactic objects that emit an immense amount of energy in the form of light, infrared radiation, etc, from a compact source. They are extremely distant and their energy generation is thought to involve a supermassive black hole located in the centre of a galaxy 0
- noun quasar any of a number of starlike celestial objects that emit immense amounts of light and, often, radio waves, characterized by having spectral lines with very large redshifts: quasars are thought to be the most distant and oldest observable objects in the universe 0
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Origin of quasar
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
1960-65; quas(i-stell)ar, in quasi-stellar radio source, the first type of quasar discovered
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Parts of speech for Quasar
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quasar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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