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galaxy
[ gal-uhk-see ]
noun
- Astronomy.
- a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space.
- Often the galaxy or the Galaxy. the system of stars in which the earth and the sun are located; the Milky Way.
- any large and brilliant or impressive assemblage of people or things:
Guests at the party included a whole galaxy of opera stars.
Galaxy
1/ ˈɡæləksɪ /
noun
- the Galaxythe spiral galaxy, approximately 100 000 light years in diameter, that contains the solar system about three fifths of the distance from its centre Also known asthe Milky Way System See also Magellanic Cloud
galaxy
2/ ˈɡæləksɪ /
noun
- any of a vast number of star systems held together by gravitational attraction in an asymmetric shape (an irregular galaxy ) or, more usually, in a symmetrical shape (a regular galaxy ), which is either a spiral or an ellipse Former namesisland universeextragalactic nebula galactic
- a splendid gathering, esp one of famous or distinguished people
galaxy
/ găl′ək-sē /
- Any of numerous large-scale collections of stars, gas, and dust that make up the visible universe. Galaxies are held together by the gravitational attraction of the material contained within them, and most are organized around a galactic nucleus into elliptical or spiral shapes, with a small percentage of galaxies classed as irregular in shape. A galaxy may range in diameter from some hundreds of light-years for the smallest dwarfs to hundreds of thousands of light-years for the largest ellipticals, and may contain from a few million to several trillion stars. Many galaxies are grouped into clusters, with the clusters themselves often grouped into larger superclusters.
- See more at active galaxySee also elliptical galaxy
- the Galaxy. The Milky Way.
galaxy
- A large, self-contained mass of stars .
Notes
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of galaxy1
Example Sentences
The newly imaged star, WOH G64, lies within the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the small galaxies that orbits the Milky Way.
Its attractive influence turned tiny differences in the amount of matter present in the early universe into the sprawling strands of galaxies we see today.
His vision seems to have been formed at the age when adolescents become enthralled by science fiction movies set in faraway galaxies — which isn’t to say that they can remain entertaining for adults, too.
I love a deep field image that shows the most distant galaxy cluster we've ever seen.
Iran has a whole galaxy of allied heavily-armed militias around the Middle East, the so-called "Axis of Resistance".
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