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stellar
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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. stellar
  2. stellar eclipse
  3. stellar energy
  4. stellar interferometer
  5. stellar jay
  6. stellar nebula
  7. stellar parallax
  8. stellar vault
  9. stellar wind
  10. quasi-stellar object
  11. quasi-stellar radio source

stel·lar

adjective \ˈste-lər\

Definition of STELLAR

1
a : of or relating to the stars : astral
b : composed of stars
2
: of or relating to a theatrical or film star <stellar names>
3
a : principal, leading <a stellar role>
b : outstanding <a stellar performance>
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Examples of STELLAR

  1. the rate of stellar expansion
  2. The movie has a stellar cast.

Origin of STELLAR

Late Latin stellaris, from Latin stella star — more at star
First Known Use: circa 1656

Related to STELLAR

Synonyms
astral, star, starry
Antonyms
atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched

Other Astronomy Terms

gibbous, nadir, nebulous, penumbra, retrograde, sidereal, syzygy, wane, wax, zenith

Rhymes with STELLAR

cellar, dweller, feller, heller, Heller, Kneller, seller, sheller, smeller, speller, teller, yeller

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