"protostar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊtə(ʊ)stɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/ [General-American], /ˈpɹoʊtoʊˌtaɪp/ [General-American] Forms: protostars [plural]
enPR: prōʹtə-stär' Rhymes: -əʊtəʊstɑː(ɹ), -əʊtəstɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From proto- + star. Compare later protostellar. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|star}} proto- + star, {{m|en|protostellar}} protostellar Head templates: {{en-noun}} protostar (plural protostars)
  1. (astronomy) A collection of gas and dust in space with high temperature that usually grows to the point of beginning nuclear fusion and becoming a star. Categories (topical): Nuclear fusion, Stars Synonyms: infant star Translations (protostar): 原恆星 (Chinese Mandarin), 原恒星 (yuánhéngxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), protoétoile (French), prótairéalta [feminine] (Irish), protostella [feminine] (Italian), 原始星 (genshisē) (Japanese), 원시별 (wonsibyeol) (Korean), پیشستاره (Persian), protoestrela [feminine] (Portuguese), protoestrella [feminine] (Spanish), protostjärna [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "原恆星"
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