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stellar

 
(stĕl'ər) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or consisting of stars.
    1. Of or relating to a star performer.
    2. Outstanding; principal.

[Late Latin stēllāris, from Latin stēlla, star.]


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IN BRIEF: Relating to the stars. Also: Outstanding.

pronunciation The actors gave a stellar performance last night.

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Stellar is an adjective referring to one or more stars. It may also refer to:

  • Hyundai Stellar, a car built by Hyundai Motor Company
  • "Stellar*", a New Zealand-based rock band.
  • "Stellar" (song), a song by Incubus
  • Stellar 7 a 3D wireframe-based game for the Apple II computer system
  • O2 XDA Stellar, an HTC mobile phone sold in the UK market by O2
  • Stellar Loussier, a character from the anime/manga series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • Stellar, slang for 'very good'
  • Stellar Cookware, a British cookware company

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stellar, stjerne-, stjernebesat

Nederlands (Dutch)
sterren betreffend, schitterend, uitstekend

Français (French)
adj. - (Astron) stellaire, (fig) brillant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - stellar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αστρικός, έναστρος

Italiano (Italian)
stellare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estelar

Русский (Russian)
звездный, звездообразный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estelar, astral, estrellado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stjärn-, stjärnformig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
星的, 主要的, 星形的, 显著的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 星的, 主要的, 星形的, 顯著的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 별의, 별 같은, (영화, 스포츠의) 인기 배우의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 星の, 星のような, 星形の, 一流の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممتاز, فوق العادة, نجمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של הכוכבים, כוכבי‬


 
 
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