QUASAR


Meaning of QUASAR in English

qua ‧ sar /ˈkweɪzɑː $ -ɑːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: quasi-stellar ]

technical an object in space that is similar to a star and that shines very brightly ⇨ pulsar

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THESAURUS

■ in the sky

▪ star a large ball of burning gas in space, which can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky:

The dark night sky was clear and full of stars.

▪ planet one of the large objects that goes around the sun, for example the Earth, Saturn, Mercury, or Mars:

The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781.

▪ sun the star that gives us light and heat, around which the planets move. There are also many millions of other suns in the universe:

The sun came out from behind a cloud.

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a dying sun

▪ moon the round object that moves around the Earth every 28 days, or a similar object that goes around another planet:

The moon rose in the night sky.

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Titan is one of the moons of Saturn.

▪ asteroid a mass of rock that moves around the sun. Most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars:

the asteroid belt

▪ pulsar a type of star that is far away in space and produces ↑ radiation and RADIO WAVES

▪ quasar an object like a star that is far away in space and shines extremely brightly

▪ supernova a very large exploding star

▪ constellation a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name:

The constellation of Orion is one of the most easily recognizable patterns of stars in the night sky.

▪ galaxy one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe:

Astronomers have detected a galaxy 11 billion light years away.

▪ the universe all space, including all the stars and planets:

How many planets in the universe have life?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.