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Laniakea

[ luh-nahy-uh-kee-uh ]

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. a huge supercluster of many thousands of galaxies: the Milky Way is included in one of its three component parts.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Laniakea1

2014; Hawaiian: immeasurable (or immense) heaven
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Example Sentences

In the new paper, Laniakea is defined by a gravitational boundary.

The size and shape of Laniakea depend on the rate of cosmic expansion, which is described by the Hubble parameter.

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