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INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("interstellar medium" is a kind of...):

interstellar space (the space between stars)

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 Context examples: 

Environmental effects, such as interactions with the interstellar medium and forces due to stellar companions, may have long-term implications for the evolution of such systems.

(Hubble Finds Huge System of Dusty Material Enveloping the Young Star HR 4796A, NASA)

When the particles in the jet impact the interstellar medium (the sparse material filling the space between stars in M87), they create a shockwave that radiates in infrared and radio wavelengths of light but not visible light.

(The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole, NASA)