adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T ER0 S T EH1 L ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Between the stars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Among the stars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Space is littered with interstellar particles.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
between or among stars
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the density of hydrogen in interplanetary and interstellar space
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Latin stēllārisbor. English stellar English interstellar From inter- + stellar.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ndëryjor
— between stars
Armenian:
միջաստղային
(miǰastġayin)
— between stars
Azerbaijani:
ulduzlararası
— between stars
Bulgarian:
междузвезден
(mežduzvezden)
— between stars
Catalan:
interestel·lar
— between stars
Chinese Mandarin:
星際 /星际
(xīngjì)
— between stars
Czech:
mezihvězdný
— between stars
Danish:
interstellar
— between stars
Dutch:
interstellair
— between stars
Esperanto:
interstela
— between stars
Finnish:
tähtienvälinen
— between stars
Finnish:
interstellaarinen
— between stars
French:
interstellaire
— between stars
French:
intersidéral
— between stars
Galician:
interestelar
— between stars
Georgian:
ვარსკვლავთშორისი
(varsḳvlavtšorisi)
— between stars
German:
interstellar
— between stars
Greek:
διαστρικός
(diastrikós)
— between stars
Greek:
διάστερος
(diásteros)
— between stars
Greek:
μεταξύ αστέρων
(metaxý astéron)
— between stars
Greek:
ενδοστερικός
(endosterikós)
— between stars
Hindi:
अंतरतारकीय
(antratārkīya)
— between stars
Hungarian:
csillagközi
— between stars
Indonesian:
lintas bintang
— between stars
Irish:
idir-réaltach
— between stars
Italian:
interstellare
— between stars
Kazakh:
жұлдызаралық
(jūldyzaralyq)
— between stars
Korean:
별과 별사이의
(byeolgwa byeolsai-ui)
— between stars
Kyrgyz:
жылдыздар аралык
(jıldızdar aralık)
— between stars
Latvian:
starpzvaigžņu
— between stars
Lithuanian:
tarpžvaigždinis
— between stars
Macedonian:
меѓу́ѕвезден
(meǵúdzvezden)
— between stars
Malay:
antara bintang
— between stars
Malay:
antara najam
— between stars
Norwegian:
interstellar
— between stars
Polish:
międzygwiezdny
— between stars
Polish:
międzygwiazdowy
— between stars
Portuguese:
interestelar
— between stars
Romanian:
interstelar
— between stars
Romanian:
interastral
— between stars
Russian:
межзвёздный
(mežzvjózdnyj)
— between stars
Russian:
междузвёздный
(mežduzvjózdnyj)
— between stars
Sanskrit:
अन्तर्तारकीय
(antartārakīya)
— between stars
Slovak:
medzihviezdny
— between stars
Spanish:
interestelar
— between stars
Swedish:
interstellär
— between stars
Turkish:
yıldızlararası
— between stars
Turkmen:
ýyldyzlarara
— between stars
Ukrainian:
міжзо́ряний
(mižzórjanyj)
— between stars
Welsh:
rhyngserol
— between stars
Albanian:
ndëryjor
— among stars
Chinese Mandarin:
星际
(xīngjì)
— among stars
Esperanto:
interstela
— among stars
Finnish:
tähtienvälinen
— among stars
Finnish:
interstellaarinen
— among stars
Georgian:
ვარსკვლავთშორისი
(varsḳvlavtšorisi)
— among stars
German:
interstellar
— among stars
Greek:
διαστρικός
(diastrikós)
— among stars
Hindi:
अंतरतारकीय
(antratārkīya)
— among stars
Hungarian:
csillagközi
— among stars
Irish:
idir-réaltach
— among stars
Latvian:
starpzvaigžņu
— among stars
Lithuanian:
tarpžvaigždinis
— among stars
Polish:
międzygwiezdny
— among stars
Polish:
międzygwiazdowy
— among stars
Portuguese:
interestelar
— among stars
Russian:
межзвёздный
(mežzvjózdnyj)
— among stars
Russian:
междузвёздный
(mežduzvjózdnyj)
— among stars