interstellar

[ in-ter-stel-er ]

adjective
  1. Astronomy. situated or occurring between the stars: interstellar dust.

Origin of interstellar

1
First recorded in 1620–30; inter- + stellar

Words Nearby interstellar

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How to use interstellar in a sentence

  • Being only halfway in control of his own planetary system was no state to be found in by the first interstellar visitors.

    Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown Fyfe
  • Nobody today is telling better stories of straight-forward interstellar adventure.

    Star Born | Andre Norton
  • He could have taken for himself a piece of the glory and promotion due to the discoverers of an interstellar drive.

    Derelict | Alan Edward Nourse
  • The transformation equations work fine on an interstellar ship.

    Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Indeed, one fancies it might almost traverse the interstellar ether and drive against the stars.

    A Year in the Fields | John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for interstellar

interstellar

/ (ˌɪntəˈstɛlə) /


adjective
  1. conducted, or existing between two or more stars

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