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Galaxy

Galaxy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Galaxy? [n] a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) [n] (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'" [n] 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 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Galaxy: beetleweed \| cold's foot \| extragalactic nebula \| galax \| Galax urceolata \| wandflower Related Terms \| Find terms related to Galaxy: army \| barred spiral \| barred spiral galaxy \| big name \| celebrity \| cluster \| cohue \| constellation \| cosmic noise \| crowd \| crush \| cynosure \| deluge \| figure \| flock \| flood \| folk hero \| galactic circle \| galactic cluster \| galactic coordinates \| galactic latitude \| galactic longitude \| galactic nebula \| galactic noise \| galactic pole \| great man \| heap \| hero \| heroine \| horde \| host \| idol \| immortal \| important person \| island universe \| jam \| legion \| lion \| luminaries \| luminary \| man of mark \| mass \| master spirit \| Milky Way \| mob \| multitude \| name \| notability \| notable \| panoply \| person of note \| personage \| pleiad \| pop hero \| popular hero \| popular idol \| press \| public figure \| rabble \| rout \| ruck \| social lion \| somebody \| spate \| spheroidal galaxy \| spiral \| spiral galaxy \| spiral nebula \| star \| supergalaxy \| superstar \| throng \| Via Lactea \| worthy See Also \| accumulation \| aggregation \| assemblage \| collection \| cosmic dust \| cosmos \| genus Galax \| Great Attractor \| herb \| herbaceous plant \| Magellanic Cloud \| Milky Way \| Milky Way Galaxy \| Milky Way System \| spiral galaxy \| spiral nebula \| star \| universe Galaxy In Webster's Dictionary \Gal"ax*y\, n.; pl. {Galaxies}. [F. galaxie, L. galaxias, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ? circle), fr. ?, ?, milk; akin to L. lac. Cf. {Lacteal}.] 1. (Astron.) The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. The term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars. --Nichol. 2. A splendid assemblage of persons or things.

Galaxy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Galaxy?

[n] a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
[n] (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'"
[n] 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 In Webster's Dictionary

\Gal"ax*y\, n.; pl. {Galaxies}. [F. galaxie, L. galaxias,
fr. Gr. ? (sc. ? circle), fr. ?, ?, milk; akin to L. lac. Cf.
{Lacteal}.]
1. (Astron.) The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt,
   which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and
   which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and
   blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope.
   The term has recently been used for remote clusters of
   stars. --Nichol.

2. A splendid assemblage of persons or things.

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