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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

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

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

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

What strange star I was born under, I know not; but my nature is impregnated with desires and longings which you would pronounce absurd, unnatural, and criminal.

From City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston by George Thompson

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