Quasar Definition

kwāzär, -sär, -zər, -sər
quasars
noun
quasars
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.
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Noun

Singular:
quasar
Plural:
quasars

Origin of Quasar

  • From earlier quas(i-stell)ar (radio source)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From quasi-stellar radio source.

    From Wiktionary

Quasar Sentence Examples

  • At a distance of 1 billion light-years, Mrk 205 is a relatively nearby quasar.

  • An example of this can be seen in the spectrum of the most distant quasar currently known.

  • The nub of the lecture was work on the very high-resolution spectroscopy of quasar absorption lines.

  • It has also been involved with quasar surveys and more recently the discovery of over 20 planets around other stars.

  • There's the orange and black Simmer, the red Quasar D8, the black Shark with pink lenses, and even a shiny red Boost with vermillion lenses for kids.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUA

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RARSAR

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