stellar wind

noun

: plasma continuously ejected from a star's surface into surrounding space

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The star produces x-rays as its stellar wind hits the cooler interstellar medium surrounding the star. Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026 The study also provides new insight into how stellar winds shape planetary environments and may influence the habitability of worlds around other stars. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026 Over its lifetime, powerful stellar winds stripped away much of its material. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026 Streamers of gas can be spotted exiting the nebula, blown off by intense stellar winds. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stellar wind

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First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stellar wind was in 1965

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“Stellar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stellar%20wind. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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