starlight

[ stahr-lahyt ]

noun

1. the light lights emanating from the stars.

starlight

/ ˈstɑːˌlaɪt /

noun

1. the light emanating from the stars

adjective

1. of or like starlight
2. Alsostarlitˈstɑːˌlɪt illuminated by starlight

Word History and Origins

Origin of starlight¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; star, light ¹

Example Sentences

This much starlight implies that the galaxy is several hundreds of millions of times the mass of the Sun!

From Science Daily

The new methane measurements suggest the molecule transforms into other compounds as it flows upward from the planet's interior, interacting with a concoction of other chemicals and starlight in the upper atmosphere.

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So, the students looked through Frebel's binder for stars with spectra, or measurements of starlight, that indicated low abundances of strontium and barium.

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MIT astronomers have observed the elusive starlight surrounding some of the earliest quasars in the universe.

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His claws would be stretched wide, his fangs winking by starlight.

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