interstellar

adjective

in·​ter·​stel·​lar ˌin-tər-ˈste-lər 

: 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

The film stays true to much of the original comic with the notable addition of Lobo, an interstellar bounty hunter, played by Jason Momoa. —Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

Though not a rare gas, it hadn’t been detected on either of the previous two interstellar objects seen to pass through the solar system, and only became apparent on 3I/ATLAS after perihelion. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 June 2026

And Sheikh notes the investigation was good practice for the next interstellar object. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

Barring interstellar catastrophe, this number will remain the same until the sun finally dies about 5 billion years from now. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interstellar

• cerebellar
• circumstellar
• columellar
• storyteller
• beller
• cellar
• dweller
• eller
• feller
• meller
• sellar
• seller

Kids Definition

interstellar

adjective

in·​ter·​stel·​lar ˌint-ər-ˈstel-ər 

: located or taking place among the stars

interstellar space