Galaxy

Related Terms:

galactic space stars milky milky way way protogroup local bubble multigalactic arclet protogalaxy bl lac object star group ultra diffuse star city dog intragalactic large magellanic cloud triangulum radio halo triangulum galaxy anagalactic extragalactic flocculent spiral galaxy galactically galactic halo velocity dispersion active galactic nucleus antigalaxy overdense velocity curve dwarf spheroidal galaxy messier number fornax dwarf galaxy antispiral einstein cross galactical galcon pregalactic milky way galaxy violent relaxation supergalaxy galaxy filament lenticular galaxy agalaxy pseudobulge galactocentric radio galaxy void apogalacticon perigalacticum black hole metagalaxy galactic year elliptical galaxy cluster circumgalactic anticenter orion arm underdense halofinding orphan star hubble flow clg gastrophysics peryton interstellar planet massive compact halo object galaxian zone of avoidance andromeda interstellar medium system drake equation galaxywide magellanic cloud great wall g galaxylike jellyfish galaxy galaxies transgalactic island universe universe galactic cannibalism counterarm small magellanic cloud supercluster protocluster astrocladistics milkomeda light bucket nongalactic laniakea subgalactic star chart perigalacticon galaxy group giant quasar halo pangalactic accretion disk warm ionized medium galex irregular galaxy intergalactic medium minivoid magellanic clouds many stars planets ago space formation formation collection collection stars group stars astronomical term term astronomical spiral star universe planets stars spirals outer outer space big

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Noun

galaxy

Definition: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)

galax galaxy wandflower beetleweed coltsfoot Galax urceolata

Definition: tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall

galaxy extragalactic nebula

Definition: (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

Definition: The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.