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strange star

American  
[straynj stahr] / ˈstreɪndʒ ˈstɑr /

noun

strange stars plural
  1. Astronomy. a quark star composed of strange matter.


strange star Scientific  

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A team of astronomers from Japan and China discovered a strange star floating at the edge of our Milky Way galaxy.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 5, 2023

Such an object has been dubbed, appropriately, a "strange star."

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2022

In other words, whether or not it's a de facto "strange star" made of strange quarks, this star is extremely strange — in the colloquial, non-quark sense of the word.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2022

After the surgery, her hearing didn’t change, but the strange star bursts completely disappeared.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Then are ye come from a most strange star indeed!

From Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner by Douglass, Ellsworth

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