Thursday, November 15, 2007

Today's Words: quasar, quotidian

quasar
quotidian

quasar: \kwā'zär', -sär', -zər, -sər\; an extremely distant, and thus old, celestial object whose power output is several thousand times that of our entire galaxy; a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts.

quotidian: \kwō-tĭd'ē-ən\; everyday; commonplace; recurring daily.

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