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