Meanings
adjectiveinterstellar (not comparable)
- not comparableAmong the stars.
Space is littered with interstellar particles.
1 more example
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.
2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Englishinter-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
- Proto-Italic*stērlā
- Latinstēlla
- Latinstēllāris
- Englishstellar
- Englishinterstellar
Translations
Bulgarian междузвезден
- междузвезден (mežduzvezden)between stars
Catalan interestel·lar
- interestel·larbetween stars
Chinese Mandarin 星際 /星际, 星际
- 星際 /星际 (xīngjì)between stars
- 星际 (xīngjì)among stars
Czech mezihvězdný
- mezihvězdnýbetween stars
Danish interstellar
- interstellarbetween stars
Dutch interstellair
- interstellairbetween stars
Esperanto interstela, interstela
- interstelabetween stars
- interstelaamong stars
Finnish tähtienvälinen, interstellaarinen
- tähtienvälinenbetween stars
- interstellaarinenbetween stars
- tähtienvälinenamong stars
- interstellaarinenamong stars
French interstellaire, intersidéral
- interstellairebetween stars
- intersidéralbetween stars
German interstellar, interstellar
- interstellarbetween stars
- interstellaramong stars
Greek διαστρικός, διάστερος
- διαστρικός (diastrikós)between stars
- διάστερος (diásteros)between stars
- μεταξύ αστέρων (metaxý astéron)between stars
- ενδοστερικός (endosterikós)between stars
- διαστρικός (diastrikós)among stars
Hindi अंतरतारकीय, अंतरतारकीय
- अंतरतारकीय (antratārkīya)between stars
- अंतरतारकीय (antratārkīya)among stars
Hungarian csillagközi, csillagközi
- csillagközibetween stars
- csillagköziamong stars
Indonesian lintas bintang
- lintas bintangbetween stars
Irish idir-réaltach, idir-réaltach
- idir-réaltachbetween stars
- idir-réaltachamong stars
Italian interstellare
- interstellarebetween stars
Korean 별과 별사이의
- 별과 별사이의 (byeolgwa byeolsai-ui)between stars
Latvian starpzvaigžņu, starpzvaigžņu
- starpzvaigžņubetween stars
- starpzvaigžņuamong stars
Lithuanian tarpžvaigždinis, tarpžvaigždinis
- tarpžvaigždinisbetween stars
- tarpžvaigždinisamong stars
Malay antara bintang, antara najam
- antara bintangbetween stars
- antara najambetween stars
Norwegian interstellar
- interstellarbetween stars
Polish międzygwiezdny, międzygwiazdowy
- międzygwiezdnybetween stars
- międzygwiazdowybetween stars
- międzygwiezdnyamong stars
- międzygwiazdowyamong stars
Portuguese interestelar, interestelar
- interestelarbetween stars
- interestelaramong stars
Romanian interstelar, interastral
- interstelarbetween stars
- interastralbetween stars
Russian межзвёздный, междузвёздный
- межзвёздный (mežzvjózdnyj)between stars
- междузвёздный (mežduzvjózdnyj)between stars
- межзвёздный (mežzvjózdnyj)among stars
- междузвёздный (mežduzvjózdnyj)among stars
Slovak medzihviezdny
- medzihviezdnybetween stars
Spanish interestelar, interestelar
- interestelarbetween stars
- interestelaramong stars
Swedish interstellär, interstellär
- interstellärbetween stars
- interstelläramong stars
Turkish yıldızlararası, yıldızlararası
- yıldızlararasıbetween stars
- yıldızlararasıamong stars
Ukrainian міжзо́ряний
- міжзо́ряний (mižzórjanyj)between stars
Welsh rhyngserol
- rhyngserolbetween stars
Cite this entry
APA
interstellar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstellar
MLA
“interstellar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstellar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interstellar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstellar.
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