interstellar

adjective

in·​ter·​stel·​lar ˌin-tər-ˈste-lər How to pronounce interstellar (audio)
: located, taking place, or traveling among the stars especially of the Milky Way galaxy

Examples of interstellar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Therefore, any object found to be moving along a hyperbola relative to the sun must have come from interstellar space. Karl Schroeder, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2024 The team made the interstellar creature using fiberglass and Styrofoam. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024 David and Victoria Beckham, who became an item in 1997, may have brought the pop star–sports hero dyad to its modern apogee, making a billion hearts flutter while creating an interstellar expansion in their consumer base. Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023 Soak up October’s dazzling nightscapes with these can’t miss interstellar sights. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023 The lab’s spacecraft have visited every planet in the solar system, the sun and even interstellar space. Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023 For the last couple of decades, NASA has devoted Voyager's instruments to studying cosmic rays, the magnetic field, and the plasma environment in interstellar space. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024 Here’s how to make the most of these favorable night-sky conditions, including where to look, when to start stargazing, and what to know about the interstellar confetti overhead. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023 Two years later, another sample return mission, Stardust, landed successfully after collecting samples from Comet Wild 2 and interstellar dust. Gina Sunseri, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interstellar was in 1626

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“Interstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstellar. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

interstellar

adjective
in·​ter·​stel·​lar ˌint-ər-ˈstel-ər How to pronounce interstellar (audio)
: located or taking place among the stars
interstellar space

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