Phrase guide

interstellar medium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The matter that exists in the space between star systems in a galaxy, including gas, dust, and cosmic rays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: interstellar space

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 星際物質 /星际物质 (xīngjì wùzhì) — matter existing between star systems
  • Finnish: tähtienvälinen aine — matter existing between star systems
  • Georgian: ვარსკვლავთშორისი სივრცე (varsḳvlavtšorisi sivrce) — matter existing between star systems
  • Hindi: अंतरतारकीय माध्यम (antratārkīya mādhyam) — matter existing between star systems
  • Irish: meán idir-réaltach — matter existing between star systems
  • Japanese: 星間物質 (seikanbusshitsu) — matter existing between star systems
  • Kazakh: жұлдызаралық орта (jūldyzaralyq orta) — matter existing between star systems
  • Korean: 성간매질 (seongganmaejil) — matter existing between star systems
  • Korean: 성간물질 (seongganmuljil) — matter existing between star systems
  • Malayalam: നക്ഷത്രാന്തരീയ മാദ്ധ്യമം (nakṣatrāntarīya māddhyamaṁ) — matter existing between star systems
  • Polish: ośrodek międzygwiazdowy — matter existing between star systems
  • Thai: มวลสารระหว่างดาว — matter existing between star systems
  • Ukrainian: міжзо́ряне середо́вище (mižzórjane seredóvyšče) — matter existing between star systems
  • Vietnamese: môi trường liên sao — matter existing between star systems