stellar wind
noun Astronomy.
the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
Origin of stellar wind
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby stellar wind
stella,
stella polaris,
stellar,
stellar association,
stellar evolution,
stellar wind,
stellarator,
stellate,
stellate abscess,
stellate block,
stellate cell
Scientific definitions for stellar wind
stellar wind
[ wĭnd ]
The flow of plasma (extremely hot gas composed of ions) ejected from the surface of a star into space. The Sun's solar wind is a stellar wind.