circumstellar

[ sur-kuh m-stel-er ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈstɛl ər /

adjective

surrounding a star.

Nearby words

circumstances, circumstantial, circumstantial evidence, circumstantiality, circumstantiate, circumstellar, circumterrestrial, circumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumvention

Origin of circumstellar

First recorded in 1950–55; circum- + stellar

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