protostar

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ star. Compare later protostellar.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊtə(ʊ)stɑː/
• (General American) enPR: prōʹtə-stär', prōʹtō-stär', IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/, /ˈpɹoʊtoʊˌtaɪp/
• Rhymes: -əʊtəʊstɑː(ɹ), -əʊtəstɑː(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: pro‧to‧star

Noun

protostar (plural protostars)

1. (astronomy) A collection of gas and dust in space with high temperature that usually grows to the point of beginning nuclear fusion and becoming a star.

   Synonym: infant star

Translations

protostar

Chinese: Mandarin: 原恆星 / 原恒星 (yuánhéngxīng) French: protoétoile (fr) Irish: prótairéalta f Italian: protostella f Japanese: 原始星 (genshisē) Korean: 원시별 (ko) (wonsibyeol) Persian: پیش‌ستاره (fa) Portuguese: protoestrela f Spanish: protoestrella f Swedish: protostjärna c