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spiral galaxy

spi·ral gal·ax·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spahy-ruh l gal-uh k-see]
    • /ˈspaɪ rəl ˈgæl ək si/
    • /ˈspaɪə.rəl ˈɡæl.ək.si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-ruh l gal-uh k-see]
    • /ˈspaɪ rəl ˈgæl ək si/

Definitions of spiral galaxy words

  • noun spiral galaxy a galaxy having a spiral structure. 1
  • noun spiral galaxy a galaxy consisting of an ellipsoidal nucleus of old stars from opposite sides of which arms, containing younger stars, spiral outwards around the nucleus. In a barred spiral, the arms originate at the ends of a bar-shaped nucleus 0
  • noun spiral galaxy a galaxy having the visible form of a spiral 0
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Origin of spiral galaxy

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Spiral galaxy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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spiral galaxy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for spiral galaxy

noun spiral galaxy

  • galaxy — Astronomy. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. (usually initial capital letter) Milky Way.
  • irregular galaxy — a galaxy with no specific form and a relatively low mass.
  • milky way — the spiral galaxy containing our solar system. With the naked eye it is observed as a faint luminous band stretching across the heavens, composed of approximately a trillion stars, most of which are too distant to be seen individually.
All 3 Synonyms of spiral galaxy

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