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quasar

qua·sar

UK/ˈkweɪ.zɑː/ US/ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/ rare

noun

1.

a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; large red shifts imply enormous recession velocities

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Origin

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

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