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in·ter·stel·lar

(ĭn′tər-stĕl′ər)

adj.

Between or among the stars: interstellar gases.

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interstellar

(ˌɪntəˈstɛlə) or

interstellary

adj

(Astronomy) conducted, or existing between two or more stars

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in•ter•stel•lar

(ˌɪn tərˈstɛl ər)

adj.

situated or occurring between the stars: interstellar dust.

[1620–30]

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Adj. 1. interstellar - between or among stars; "the density of hydrogen in interplanetary and interstellar space"

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interstellare

межзвёздный

interstellar

[ˌɪntəˈsteləʳ] ADJ → interestelar

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interstellar

[ˌɪntə^rˈstɛlə^r] adj [space] → interstellaire

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interstellar

adj → interstellar

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interstellar

[ˌɪntəˈstɛləʳ] adj (frm) → interstellare

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John Barleycorn sends his White Logic, the argent messenger of truth beyond truth, the antithesis of life, cruel and bleak as interstellar space, pulseless and frozen as absolute zero, dazzling with the frost of irrefragable logic and unforgettable fact.

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The poem swung in majestic rhythm to the cool tumult of interstellar conflict, to the onset of starry hosts, to the impact of cold suns and the flaming up of nebular in the darkened void; and through it all, unceasing and faint, like a silver shuttle, ran the frail, piping voice of man, a querulous chirp amid the screaming of planets and the crash of systems.

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And to him, Bassett, had been vouchsafed the lordly fortune to be the first to receive this message from man's interstellar kin!

And--the everlasting miracle of that interstellar metal!

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The rest was as the darkness of interstellar space.

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Voyager 2, a NASAprobe launched in 1977 and designed for just a five-year mission, has become only the second human-made object to enter interstellar space as it continues its marathon trek billions of miles (km) from Earth, scientists said on Monday.

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The first ever interstellar object in the solar system might be an artificial light sail sent to look for signs of life, it's claimed.

Oumuamua: Mysterious interstellar asteroid 'could be giant artificial solar sail sent by aliens looking for life'; Scientists at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe 'Oumuamua' - the first ever interstellar object spotted in our solar system - could be a giant light sail