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)

(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

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