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quasar

/ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
quasar
IPA
/ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

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. By surface analysis, quasi- + -ar.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/
  • British English: /ˈkweɪ.zɑː/

Inflected Forms

quasars (plural)

Derived Forms

microquasar quasarlike

Phrases

binary quasar double quasar giant quasar large quasar group twin quasar -ar quasi- quasi-star

Frequently Paired Words

-ar quasi- quasistar quasi-star quasistellar quasi-stellar AGN active galactic nucleus

Synonyms

Q QSO quasi-stellar object quasistellar object QSR quasi-stellar radio source quasistellar radio-source quasi-stellar radio-source quasistellar radio source blue stellar object BSO QSS

Rhymes With

blazar

Questions

How do you pronounce quasar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/.
What does quasar mean?
An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.
Where does quasar come from?
Blend of quasi- + stellar, from quasi-stellar radio source. Coined by American astrophysicist Hong-Yee Chiu in 1964 in an article in Physics Today. By surface analysis, quasi- + -ar.

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