Look up: Galaxy

1. galaxy
   A system of about 100 billion stars. Our Sun is a member of the Milky Way Galaxy, which is sometimes just designated by capitalization
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2. galaxy
   A component of our universe made up of gas and a large number (usually more than a million) of stars held together by gravity.
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3. Galaxy
   One of billions of systems, each composed of numerous stars, nebulae, and dust.
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4. Galaxy
   Series of large memory lighting control consoles by Strand Electric, used world wide in both theatre and television.
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5. galaxy
   [n] - (astronomy) a collection of star systems 2. [n] - a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
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6. Galaxy
   Millions of stars grouped together
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7. Galaxy
   A system made up of stars, nebulae and interstellar matter. Many galaxies, but not all, are spiral in form.
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8. Galaxy
   A Galaxy is a collection of millions of stars and debris in space.
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9. Galaxy
   A grouping of about approximately 100 billion stars, held together by their own gravity. We live in the Milky Way galaxy, visible on any clear, moonless night away from Lerwick street-lights. Within a galaxy, there are many different types of star, some older, younger, brighter, dimmer, or more/less...
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10. Galaxy
    Vast star systems containing thousands of billions of stars, dust and gas, held together by gravity. Galaxies are the basic building blocks of the Universe. There are three main classes, Elliptical, Spiral and Barred, named after their appearance.
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11. Galaxy
    Spiral Galaxy NGC 4414 9925A system of about 100 billion stars. Our Sun is a member of the Milky Way Galaxy, which is sometimes just designated by capitalization: Galaxy. There are billions of galaxies in the observable universe. Exactly when and how galaxies formed in the Universe is a topic of current astronomical research.
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12. galaxy
    A very large cluster of stars in space, normally hundreds of millions of stars, but sometimes as many as hundreds of billions. Note that the stars in the night sky are all relatively nearby in our own galaxy, the Milky Way*.
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13. Galaxy
    Strategic transport aircraft, Lockheed [US]
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14. Galaxy
    Gal'ax·y noun ; plural Galaxies . [ French galaxie , Latin galaxias , from Greek ... (sc. ... circle), from ..., ..., milk; akin to Latin lac . Confer Lacteal .] 1. (Astron.) The Milky Way; tha...
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15. galaxy
    Origin: F. Galaxie, L. Galaxias, fr. Gr. (sc. Circle), fr, milk; akin to L. Lac. CF. Lacteal. ... 1. <astronomy> 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 distin...
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16. galaxy
    extragalactic nebula noun (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``
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17. Galaxy
    • (n.) 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. • (n....
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18. galaxy
    any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the cosmos. Many such assemblages are so enormous that they contain hundreds of ... [20 related articles]
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19. Galaxy
    Galaxy is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Galaxy, Universe` The name Galaxy doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Galaxy seems to be unique!
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20. Galaxy
    (language) An extensible language in the vein of EL/1 and RCC. ['Introduction to the Galaxy Language', Anne F. Beetem et al, IEEE Software 6(3):55-62]. (1995-12-09)
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21. Galaxy
    An assemblage of millions to hundreds of billions of stars.
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22. galaxy
    
    • a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
    • 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
    • (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
    
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23. galaxy
    a group of millions of stars
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24. galaxy
    galaxy, large aggregation of stars, gas, and dust, typically containing billions of stars. Recognition that galaxies are independent star systems outside the Milky Way came from a study of the Andromeda Galaxy (1926–29) by Edwin P. Hubble that indicated the great distances at which this and ot...
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25. Galaxy
    A galaxy is a congregation of stars held together by gravity.
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