dark starn.

Brit.

/ˌdɑːk ˈstɑː/,

/ˈdɑːk stɑː/, U.S.

/ˌdɑrk ˈstɑr/,

/ˈdɑrk ˌstɑr/

Forms: see dark adj. and star n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dark adj., star n.¹

Etymology: < dark adj. + star n.¹

Astronomy.

A star which emits little or no visible light, esp. one whose existence is inferred from indirect evidence, such as the eclipsing of other stars; (in later use also) a starlike body postulated to consist of dark matter (cf. dark matter n. 1).In quot. 1662: a star imagined as emitting dark rays.

ΚΠ

1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 272 They..that be called Cloudy starres: and a lesser sorte yet named Darke starres.

1662 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (new ed.) xlv. 31 in Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) What follows is out of Paracelsus onely; as for example:..that Night is brought on by the influence of dark Stars that ray out darkness and obscurity upon the Earth, as the Sun does light.

1868 Proc. Royal Soc. 1867–8 16 32 If the sky be peopled with countless multitudes of dark stars, which as well as the small number that are visible, move only in virtue of their mutual attractions, it cannot be an absolutely unusual occurrence for two stars to come into collision.

1930 J. H. Jeans Universe around Us (ed. 2) i. 69 There are reasons for believing that the number of dark stars is comparatively small.

2010 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Mar. 13/1 They dub these objects ‘dark stars’, fueled by dark matter rather than nuclear energy as in normal stars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	dark star
释义	dark starn. Brit. /ˌdɑːk ˈstɑː/, /ˈdɑːk stɑː/, U.S. /ˌdɑrk ˈstɑr/, /ˈdɑrk ˌstɑr/ Forms: see dark adj. and star n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dark adj., star n.¹ Etymology: < dark adj. + star n.¹ Astronomy. A star which emits little or no visible light, esp. one whose existence is inferred from indirect evidence, such as the eclipsing of other stars; (in later use also) a starlike body postulated to consist of dark matter (cf. dark matter n. 1).In quot. 1662: a star imagined as emitting dark rays. ΚΠ 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 272 They..that be called Cloudy starres: and a lesser sorte yet named Darke starres. 1662 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (new ed.) xlv. 31 in Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) What follows is out of Paracelsus onely; as for example:..that Night is brought on by the influence of dark Stars that ray out darkness and obscurity upon the Earth, as the Sun does light. 1868 Proc. Royal Soc. 1867–8 16 32 If the sky be peopled with countless multitudes of dark stars, which as well as the small number that are visible, move only in virtue of their mutual attractions, it cannot be an absolutely unusual occurrence for two stars to come into collision. 1930 J. H. Jeans Universe around Us (ed. 2) i. 69 There are reasons for believing that the number of dark stars is comparatively small. 2010 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Mar. 13/1 They dub these objects ‘dark stars’, fueled by dark matter rather than nuclear energy as in normal stars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1556
随便看	blind gue blind gut blind hand blind harry blind hazard blind hole blind holes blind hookey blind ink blind item blind landing blind lane blind lantern blind lead blind literature blind man blind man's ball blind mans holiday blind me! blind mole blind mole-rat blind molerat blind officer blind out to the wide blind poker