quasar
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English
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
Noun
quasar (plural quasars)
- (astronomy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.
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obsolete
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Translations
An extragalactic object
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See also
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
quasar inan
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 , euskaltzaindia.eus
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
quasar m (plural quasars)
Further reading
- “quasar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
quasar m (plural quasares)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
quasar m (plural quasari)
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 | ||