interstellar

[in-ter-stel-er]

adjective

1. Astronomy.,  situated or occurring between the stars.

   interstellar dust.

interstellar

/ ˌɪntəˈstɛlə /

adjective

1. conducted, or existing between two or more stars

Word History and Origins

Origin of interstellar¹

First recorded in 1620–30; inter- + stellar

Example Sentences

A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists.

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One involves a tent city in the desert that hides a portal to an extrajudicial jail for his enemies, both interstellar and domestic.

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What is it really like in those interstellar nurseries known as molecular clouds?

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The spaceship approaching the space station, floating, as if in an interstellar dance, to the strains of Strauss‘ “The Blue Danube Waltz,” remains the meme of film.

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Though not technically a dark comet, the 2017 interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua moved in a manner so similar to a dark comet that astronomers used it to guide their current research.

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