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stellar

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stel·lar  (stlr)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or consisting of stars.
2.
a. Of or relating to a star performer.
b. Outstanding; principal.

[Late Latin stllris, from Latin stlla, star; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.]

stellar [ˈstɛlə]
adj
1. (Astronomy) of, relating to, involving, or resembling a star or stars
2. of or relating to star entertainers
3. Informal outstanding or immense companies are registering stellar profits
[from Late Latin stellāris, from Latin stella star]

stellar  (stlr)
Relating to or consisting of stars.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stellar - indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
major - of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
2.stellar - being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; "an astral body"; "stellar light"
Translations
stellar [ˈsteləʳ] ADJestelar

stellar [ˈstɛlər] adjstellaire

stellar
adjstellar

stellar [ˈstɛləʳ] adj (frm) (also) (fig) → stellare
stellar [ˈstɛləʳ] adj (frm) (also) (fig) → stellare

stellar
adj stellar [ˈstelə]
of stars stellar clusters. stellêr نَجْمي، كَواكِبي звезден hvězdný stjerne- Sternen-... αστρικός tähe- ستاره اي tähti- stellaire שֶׁל כּוֹכָבִים तारकीय, तारों का zvjezdan, zvjezdast csillag- mengenai bintang stjörnu- stellare 星の 별의 žvaigždžių zvaigžņu-; zvaigžņveida- mengenai bintang sterren{#169} stjerne- gwiezdny estelar stelar звёздный hviezdny zvezden zvezdan stjärn- เหมือนดาว yıldızlara ait 星(體、形)的 зоряний; зіркоподібний ستاروں کا یا ستاروں کے متعلق có hình sao )的


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If the observer had then specially directed his attention to one of the more humble and less brilliant of these stellar bodies, a star of the fourth class, that which is arrogantly called the Sun, all the phenomena to which the formation of the Universe is to be ascribed would have been successively fulfilled before his eyes.
The doctor took a stellar observation, and discovered that he was in the latitude of Aghades.
They were at stellar distances from her present world.
 
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