different between quasar vs galaxy

English

Etymology

Blend of quasi- +? stellar, from quasi-stellar radio source. Coined by American astrophysicist Hong-Yee Chiu in 1964 in an article in Physics Today.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kwe?.z??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kwe?.z??/

Noun

quasar (plural quasars)

1. (astronomy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.

Synonyms

• Q
• QSO, quasi-stellar object
• (dated) QSR, quasi-stellar radio-source
• (obsolete) QSS, quasi-stellar source
• (obsolete) BSO, blue stellar object

Derived terms

• microquasar

Translations

See also

• AGN, active galactic nucleus
• active galaxy
• pulsar
• RIQ, RLQ, RQQ

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English quasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.za?/, /ka.za?/

Noun

quasar m (plural quasars)

1. quasar

References

• “quasar” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Noun

quasar m (plural quasares)

1. (astronomy) quasar (an extragalactic object)

Romanian

Etymology

From English quasar.

Noun

quasar m (plural quasari)

1. quasar

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• (Milky Way Galaxy): Galaxy

Etymology

From Middle English galaxye, galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek ???????? (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from ???? (gála, “milk”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??al?ksi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??æl?ksi/

Noun

galaxy (plural galaxies)

1. (now rare) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. [from 14th c.]
   • 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":

     So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].

2. (astronomy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]
3. (fashion, design) Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.
   • 2016, Reyna Young, Hanover Falls, page 42:

     Her walls and ceiling were covered with galaxy wallpaper; it was like stepping into space.

   • 2017, Rebekah L. Purdy, Incriminating Dating, unnumbered page:

     Her nerdy glasses sat perched on her face, and she wore a May the Force Be With You Tshirt with a black lace skirt, galaxy leggings, and a pair of white Star Wars Vans.

   • 2018, Isabel Scheck, Survival, page 15:

     She hurriedly said that she found an^[sic] faded galaxy blanket. She loved galaxy patterned things.

Synonyms

• (astronomy): G (abbreviation), star city, trichiliocosm (in Buddhism)

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

References

• galaxy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia