"interstellar medium" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} interstellar medium
  1. (astronomy) The matter that exists in the space between star systems in a galaxy, including gas, dust, and cosmic rays. Wikipedia link: interstellar medium Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: ISM [abbreviation] Derived forms: ISM [abbreviation] Translations (matter existing between star systems): 星際物質 (Chinese Mandarin), 星际物质 (xīngjì wùzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), tähtienvälinen aine (Finnish), ვარსკვლავთშორისი სივრცე (varsḳvlavtšorisi sivrce) (Georgian), meán idir-réaltach [masculine] (Irish), 星間物質 (seikanbusshitsu) (alt: せいかんぶっしつ) (Japanese), жұлдызаралық орта (jūldyzaralyq orta) (Kazakh), 성간매질 (seongganmaejil) (alt: 星間媒質) (Korean), 성간물질 (seongganmuljil) (alt: 星間物質) (Korean), നക്ഷത്രാന്തരീയ മാദ്ധ്യമം (nakṣatrāntarīya māddhyamaṁ) (Malayalam), มวลสารระหว่างดาว (Thai), міжзо́ряне середо́вище (mižzórjane seredóvyšče) [neuter] (Ukrainian), môi trường liên sao (alt: 媒場聯𣋀) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-interstellar_medium-en-noun-ShdDLrk0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Related terms: intracluster medium (alt: ICM), intergalactic medium (english: IGM), interplanetary medium (alt: IPM), extragalactic medium (alt: EGM), extra-cluster medium (alt: ECM), interstellar space, interplanetary space, intergalactic space, extragalactic space, deep space, near space, outer space, Earthspace, space

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