giant quasar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

giant + quasar

Noun[edit]

giant quasar (plural giant quasars)

  1. (astronomy) a quasar embedded in a double-lobed radio source, similar to a radio galaxy, whereby the quasar replaces a non-quasar galaxy, where the radio source extends over 1Mpc.

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