stellar wind
noun Astronomy.
the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
Words nearby stellar wind
stella, stella polaris, stellar, stellar association, stellar evolution, stellar wind, stellarator, stellate, stellate abscess, stellate block, stellate cell
Origin of stellar wind
First recorded in 1960–65
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Science definitions for stellar wind
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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