stellar
adjective (stellar)
Everyday
- Stellar means about stars in space: stellar light, stellar systems. tree →
- (informal) Stellar means excellent, brilliant, outstanding: a stellar performance. tree →
In the lessons
In science lessons it appears with stars, the Sun, galaxies and the life cycle of stars ("stellar evolution"). In everyday talk, sport and news it is praise. Phrases: "stellar performance", "stellar career", "stellar wind", "stellar nursery" (a cloud where new stars form).
Examples
- Our Sun is a stellar object, just one star among billions. tree →
- Astronomers study stellar explosions called supernovae. tree →
- The Orion Nebula is a stellar nursery. tree →
- She gave a stellar performance in the school play. tree →
- The goalkeeper had a stellar season. tree →
- Your homework is stellar; well done! tree →
- Stellar winds blow particles out from stars. tree →
Note
No comparative. From Latin "stella" (star). "Interstellar" means between the stars. In praise, "stellar" is informal but polite.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «stellar» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «stellar» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/stellar/