An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. A → quasar of lesser power compared to ordinary quasars hypothesized to exist at early cosmic times. According to some models, the Universe was reionized by a population of miniquasars powered by → intermediate-mass black holes.
   

2. Same as → microquasar.

See also: Mini a shortening of → minimum;
→ quasar.