Definition
A stream of charged particles continuously flowing outward from a star's surface, driven by radiation pressure and magnetic fields. The strength and composition of stellar winds vary greatly depending on the star's mass, age, and evolutionary stage.
Etymology
From Latin 'stella' meaning star and Old English 'wind' meaning moving air. The term emerged in the 1960s as astronomers recognized that stars continuously lose mass through particle outflows, analogous to Earth's atmospheric winds.
Kelly Says
Our Sun's stellar wind creates the heliosphere, a giant bubble in space that protects us from most galactic cosmic rays! Massive stars have winds so powerful they can blow away material equivalent to Earth's mass every year.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፀሐይ ነብስ
tsah-ay ne-bis
ARالعربية
رياح النجم
ri-yah al-nuj-m
BNবাংলা
তারার হাওয়া
ta-ra-r ha-wa
CACatalà
vent estel·lar
vent es-te-lar
CSČeština
hvězdný vítr
hvezd-ny vítr
DADansk
stjernevind
stjer-ne-vind
DEDeutsch
Sternwind
shtern-vind
ELΕλληνικά
αέρας άστρου
ae-ras ast-roo
ESEspañol
viento estelar
vhen-to eh-steh-lar
FAفارسی
باد ستارهای
baad ste-tareh-i
FISuomi
tähden tuuli
ta-hen-den tuu-li
FRFrançais
vent stellaire
vã-n steh-laire
GUGU
તારકાનું વાયુ
ta-ra-ka-nu va-yu
HAHA
fari ta'a
fa-ri ta-a
HEעברית
רוח כוכב
ro-ach ko-chev
HIहिन्दी
तारकीय हवा
ta-ra-kiya ha-va
HUMagyar
csillag szél
csillag szél
IDBahasa Indonesia
angin bintang
an-gin bin-tang
IGIG
nwụrụ ụwa
n-wụrụ u-wa
ITItaliano
vento stellare
ven-to steh-la-re
KKKK
жұлдыздың жел
juldys-dyng je-l
KMKM
ពន្លឺរត់
pon-l-ue-rot
KO한국어
별의 바람
byeol-ui ba-ram
MRMR
ताराचे वारा
ta-ra-che va-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
angin bintang
an-gin bin-tang
NLNederlands
sterrenwind
ster-ren-wind
NONorsk
stjernenes vind
stjern-ene-s vind
PAPA
ਤਾਰੇ ਦਾ ਹਵਾ
ta-re da ha-va
PLPolski
wiatr gwiazdowy
vye-atr g-vya-zdo-vy
PTPortuguês
vento estelar
ven-to eh-steh-lar
RORomână
vânt stelar
vân-t steh-lar
RUРусский
stellarный ветер
stellar-nyy vet-er
SVSvenska
stjärnvind
stjärn-vind
SWKiswahili
ukimwi wa nyota
u-kim-wi wa ny-o-ta
TAதமிழ்
நட்சத்திர காற்று
nat-chat-thir ka-ar-tru
TEతెలుగు
నక్షత్రమైన 바람
na-kshatram-ain ba-ram
TLTL
hangin ng bituin
han-gin ng bi-tu-in
TRTürkçe
yıldız rüzgarı
yıldız ruz-ga-rı
UKУкраїнська
соняшний вітер
so-nya-shnyy vye-ter
URاردو
ستارہ کا ہوا
sta-ra ka hu-wa
VITiếng Việt
gió sao
gio sao
YOYO
ṣeṣe ìwọ̀
ṣe-ṣe ee-wo
ZUZU
umoya wezwi
u-mo-ya we-zwi