stellar wind

noun

, Astronomy.

1. the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stellar wind¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

That ring-shaped cloud of gas was then buffeted by the stream of high-speed charged particles coming off the blue giant, known as a stellar wind.

From Science Daily

The outermost matter of the planet becomes ensnared by the stellar wind and is accelerated into space, eventually reaching speeds of 50,000 miles per hour.

From New York Times

“The only way to get the tail is if you have an excessive stellar wind that reshapes and sculpts it, basically like a comet.”

From New York Times

For isolated brown dwarfs like W1935, the absence of a stellar wind to contribute to the auroral process and explain the extra energy in the upper atmosphere required for the methane emission is a mystery.

From Science Daily

W1935 lacks a companion star entirely, so a stellar wind cannot contribute to the phenomenon.

From Science Daily