quasar

See also: Quasar and quásar

English
WOTD – 12 May 2009

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)(file)
  • 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.

Synonyms
dated
obsolete
  • blue stellar object
  • BSO
  • QSS
  • quasi-stellar source
  • quasistellar source

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Basque

Etymology

From English quasar.

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

Noun

quasar inan

  1. quasar

Declension
Declension of quasar (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive quasar quasarra quasarrak
ergative quasarrek quasarrak quasarrek
dative quasarri quasarrari quasarrei
genitive quasarren quasarraren quasarren
comitative quasarrekin quasarrarekin quasarrekin
causative quasarrengatik quasarrarengatik quasarrengatik
benefactive quasarrentzat quasarrarentzat quasarrentzat
instrumental quasarrez quasarraz quasarrez
inessive quasarretan quasarrean quasarretan
locative quasarretako quasarreko quasarretako
allative quasarretara quasarrera quasarretara
terminative quasarretaraino quasarreraino quasarretaraino
directive quasarretarantz quasarrerantz quasarretarantz
destinative quasarretarako quasarrerako quasarretarako
ablative quasarretatik quasarretik quasarretatik
partitive quasarrik — —
prolative quasartzat — —

Further reading
  • "quasar" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English quasar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwa.zaʁ/, /ka.zaʁ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

quasar m (plural quasars)

  1. quasar

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kwaˈzaʁ/ [kwaˈzah]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kwaˈzaɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kwaˈzaʁ/ [kwaˈzaχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kwaˈzaɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kwaˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kwaˈza.ɾi/

Noun

quasar m (plural quasares)

  1. (astronomy) quasar (an extragalactic object)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English quasar.

Noun

quasar m (plural quasari)

  1. quasar

Declension
Declension of quasar
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) quasar quasarul (niște) quasari quasarii
genitive/dative (unui) quasar quasarului (unor) quasari quasarilor
vocative quasarule quasarilor
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