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Pronunciation / Transliteration: stellaire
"Les astronomes étudient l'activité stellaire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to a star or stars; consisting of stars.
"Astronomers use powerful telescopes to analyze stellar radiation from distant galaxies." - 2
Featuring or relating to a star actor; exceptionally good or outstanding.
"She delivered a stellar performance that earned her widespread critical acclaim."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'stellaris', stemming from the classical Latin 'stella' meaning star, ultimately tracing back to Proto-Indo-European '*h₂stḗr'. Historically used in astronomical contexts since the 17th century, the term has evolved figuratively to describe anything exceptionally high in quality, resembling the brilliance of stars.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stellar" is said worldwide
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stellaire
Transliteration: stellaire
"Les astronomes étudient l'activité stellaire."
stellar
Transliteration: stellar
"Wissenschaftler untersuchen stellare Phänomene."
stellare
Transliteration: stellare
"La sua prestazione è stata davvero stellare."
estelar
Transliteration: estelar
"El científico observó un fenómeno estelar único."
estelar
Transliteration: estelar
"O sistema estelar foi mapeado pelos cientistas."
तारकीय
Transliteration: taarakiya
"खगोलविद तारकीय ऊर्जा का अध्ययन कर रहे हैं।"
恒星的
Transliteration: héng xīng de
"天文学家正在研究恒星演化。"
항성의
Transliteration: hangseong-ui
"천문학자들이 항성계의 움직임을 관측하고 있다."
恒星の
Transliteration: kōsei no
"科学者たちは恒星の進化の歴史を調査した。"
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