interstellar medium

English

Noun

interstellar medium

1. (astronomy) The matter that exists in the space between star systems in a galaxy, including gas, dust, and cosmic rays.

Synonyms

• ISM (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• ISM (abbreviation)

Related terms

• intracluster medium (ICM)
• intergalactic medium (IGM)
• interplanetary medium (IPM)
• extragalactic medium (EGM)
• extra-cluster medium (ECM)

• interstellar space

Translations

matter existing between star systems

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 星際物質／星际物质 (xīngjì wùzhì)

• Finnish: tähtienvälinen aine
• Georgian: ვარსკვლავთშორისი სივრცე (varsḳvlavtšorisi sivrce)
• Irish: meán idir-réaltach m
• Japanese: 星間物質 (ja) (せいかんぶっしつ, seikanbusshitsu)
• Kazakh: жұлдызаралық орта (jūldyzaralyq orta)
• Korean: 성간매질(星間媒質) (seongganmaejil), 성간물질(星間物質) (seongganmuljil)
• Malayalam: നക്ഷത്രാന്തരീയ മാദ്ധ്യമം (nakṣatrāntarīya māddhyamaṁ)
• Thai: มวลสารระหว่างดาว
• Ukrainian: міжзо́ряне середо́вище n (mižzórjane seredóvyšče)
• Vietnamese: môi trường liên sao (媒場聯𣋀)

See also

• interplanetary space
• intergalactic space
• extragalactic space
• deep space
• near space
• outer space
• Earthspace
• space