How to pronounce quasar
American English pronunciation
KWAY-zar
- IPA
- /ˈkweɪzɑɹ/
- Syllables
- KWAY · zar (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
Love words? Try a free round: no sign-up, about two minutes. Play free
What quasar means
A very bright, very faraway object in space that looks like a star
In a sentence: Through the big telescope, the quasar looked like a tiny, steady dot of light.
Where it comes from: It is short for quasi-stellar, meaning almost like a star. The scientist Hong-Yee Chiu used the word in a magazine article.
Can you spot the real meaning? Try one
Loading a word…
Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib
One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.