interstellar

[ in-ter-stel-er ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈstɛl ər /

adjective

Astronomy. situated or occurring between the stars: interstellar dust.

Nearby words

interstade, interstadial, interstate, interstate commerce commission, interstate highway system, interstellar, interstellar medium, interstellar space, interstice, interstitial, interstitial cell

Origin of interstellar

First recorded in 1620–30; inter- + stellar

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Examples from the Web for interstellar

Christopher Nolan, Interstellar “My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” Nolan told me.
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As fluent in drug trade jargon as Martian, Future peppers his lyrics with interstellar imagery befitting of his far out vocals.
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Obviously, Interstellar is a movie, not a three-hour advanced course in astrophysics.
Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thorne also worked closely with Double Negative, the visual-effects aces who worked on Interstellar.
Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

People online have been attempting to poke holes in the science of Interstellar.
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind|Marlow Stern|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Third Interstellar Expedition was coming in to land—with her fangs bared.
Planet of the Gods|Robert Moore Williams
I can't see the economy of altering anything that small for interstellar work.
The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper
The trouble was that interstellar communication beams travel a devil of a lot faster than ships.
In Case of Fire|Gordon Randall Garrett
The Interstellar Room has a reputation all over Talburg, you know.
Alarm Clock|Everett B. Cole
Man's first interstellar trip had taken nearly five years at sublight velocities, and bing!
Dead Giveaway|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for interstellar

interstellar

/ (ˌɪntəˈstɛlə) /

adjective

conducted, or existing between two or more stars

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