quasar

== 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. By surface analysis, quasi- +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkweɪ.zɑː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/ Rhymes: -eɪzɑː(ɹ) === Noun === quasar (plural quasars) (astronomy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === AGN, active galactic nucleus active galaxy pulsar RIQ, RLQ, RQQ == Basque == === Etymology === From English quasar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwas̺ar/ [kwa.s̺ar] Rhymes: -as̺ar, -ar === Noun === quasar inan quasar ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “quasar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == French == === Etymology === Borrowing from English quasar === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwa.zaʁ/, /ka.zaʁ/ === Noun === quasar m (plural quasars) quasar === Further reading === “quasar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English quasar, from quasi-stellar radio source. === Pronunciation === === Noun === quasar m (plural quasares) (astronomy) quasar (an extragalactic object) === Further reading === “quasar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “quasar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English quasar. === Noun === quasar m (plural quasari) quasar ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English quasar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkweisaɾ/ [ˈkwei̯.saɾ] Rhymes: -eisaɾ === Noun === quasar m (plural quasars) alternative form of cuásar === Further reading === “quasar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025