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galaxy


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galaxy
n.1. galaxya splendid assemblage (especially of famous people).
~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblageseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole.
n.2. beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, galax urceolata, galaxy, wandflowertufted 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.
~ herb, herbaceous planta plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests.
~ genus galaxevergreen herbs of southeastern United States.
n.3. extragalactic nebula, galaxy(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'"
~ astronomy, uranologythe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblageseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole.
~ spiral galaxy, spiral nebulaa galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center.
~ great attractora massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies.
~ magellanic cloudeither of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole.
~ milky way, milky way galaxy, milky way systemthe galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky.
~ star(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.
~ cosmos, macrocosm, universe, world, existence, creationeverything that exists anywhere.; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
~ cosmic dustclouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space.