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stellar wind

noun Astronomy.

the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.

Origin of stellar wind

First recorded in 1960–65

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stellar wind in Science

stellar wind

[wĭnd]

The flow of plasma (extremely hot gas composed of ions) ejected from the surface of a star into space. The Sun's solar wind is a stellar wind.

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