quasi-stellar object

[ kwey-zahy-stel-er, kwey-sahy-, kwah-see-, -zee- ]

/ ˈkweɪ zaɪˈstɛl ər, ˈkweɪ saɪ-, ˈkwɑ si-, -zi- /

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noun

quasar. Abbreviation: QSO

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Origin of quasi-stellar object

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby quasi-stellar object

quasicrystal, quasi-judicial, Quasimodo, quasiparticle, quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source, quasquicentennial, quass, quassia, quassia family

How to use quasi-stellar object in a sentence

But by far the most interesting object, which held enormous fascination for me, sat high up on the top shelf.
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And, every election, we have our quasi-comic-relief candidates, your Al Haigs and Gary Bauers and Bill Richardsons.
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And who better to do that with than the actress who is playing the object of said (alleged) lesbian affection in the flick?
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If they run off with somebody else, we say they were stolen—as if they are an object or a commodity.
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He can barely speak the titles, but manages to let Viridiana and That Obscure Object of Desire pass from his lips.
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The Vulgate translates: “Et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The thought seemed to produce the dreaded object, for next moment a large hummock appeared right ahead.
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Naturally the conversation fell on the all-absorbing topic of the day and the object of his mission.
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In the New Testament a few examples appear in which his utterances are given a quasi-judicial tone.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
To make the effort of articulation a vital impulse in response to a mental concept,—this is the object sought.
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British Dictionary definitions for quasi-stellar object

quasi-stellar object

noun

a member of any of several classes of astronomical bodies, including quasars (strong radio sources) and quasi-stellar galaxies (no traceable radio emission), both of which have exceptionally large red shiftsAbbreviation: QSO

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