Quasar
WordNet
noun
(1) A starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From quasi-stellar radio source.
Noun
- An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and thought to be the most distant objects in the universe.
Synonyms
- Q
- QSO, quasi-stellar object QSR, quasi-stellar radio-source QSS, quasi-stellar source BSO, blue stellar object
See also
- AGN, active galactic nucleus
- active galaxy
- pulsar
- RIQ, RLQ, RQQ