quasar

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. Analyzable as quasi- +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkweɪ.zɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪzɑː(ɹ)

Noun

quasar (plural quasars)

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

See also

• AGN, active galactic nucleus
• active galaxy
• pulsar
• RIQ, RLQ, RQQ

Etymology

From English quasar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwas̺ar/ [kwa.s̺ar]
• Rhymes: -as̺ar, -ar

Noun

quasar inan

1. quasar

Further reading

• “quasar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Etymology

Borrowing from English quasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.zaʁ/, /ka.zaʁ/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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Noun

quasar m (plural quasars)

1. quasar

Further reading

• “quasar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology

Borrowed from English quasar, from quasi-stellar radio source.

Pronunciation

Noun

quasar m (plural quasares)

1. (astronomy) quasar (an extragalactic object)

Etymology

Borrowed from English quasar.

Noun

quasar m (plural quasari)

1. quasar