circumstellar

[ sur-kuh m-stel-er ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈstɛl ər /

adjective

surrounding a star.

Origin of circumstellar

First recorded in 1950–55; circum- + stellar

Words nearby circumstellar

circumstanced, circumstantial, circumstantial evidence, circumstantiality, circumstantiate, circumstellar, circumterrestrial, circumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumventricular organ