HyperDic: quasar

English > 1 sense of the word *quasar*:
NOUN	object	quasar, quasi-stellar radio source	a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy

quasar > pronunciation
Sounds	kwey'zaar
Rhymes	Adar ... Zanzibar: 81 rhymes with aar...

English > *quasar*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	A starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts.
Synonym	quasi-stellar radio source
Broader	celestial body, heavenly body	natural objects visible in the sky
Spanish	cuásar, quasar, quásar
Catalan	quàsar