interstellar
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Latin stēllārisbor. English stellar English interstellar From inter- + stellar.
- Between the stars.
“It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.”
- Among the stars.
“Space is littered with interstellar particles.”
“Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.”