circumstellar

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/ˌsɜːkəmˈstɛlə/

adjective

That surrounds, or revolves around a star

OriginEnglish stellar ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos) →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivecircumstellar (not comparable)
  1. not comparableastronomyThat surrounds, or revolves around a star

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  2. Latincircus
  3. Latincircum
  4. Latincircum-
  5. Englishcircum-
  6. Englishstellar
  7. Englishcircumstellar

From circum- + stellar.

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Translations

Russian околозвёздный
  • околозвёздный (okolozvjózdnyj)that surrounds, or revolves around a star
Spanish circunestelar, circumestelar
  • circunestelarthat surrounds, or revolves around a star
  • circumestelarthat surrounds, or revolves around a star
  • circunstelarthat surrounds, or revolves around a star
Cite this entry
APA

circumstellar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumstellar

MLA

“circumstellar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumstellar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumstellar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumstellar.

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