Look up: galaxy

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   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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   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.
   Found on http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/help/dictio
   
   
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   Galaxy
   One of billions of systems, each composed of numerous stars, nebulae, and dust.
   Found on http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/bsfgloss
   
   
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   Galaxy
   A galaxy is a congregation of stars held together by gravity. Galaxy is a shareware, wordstar compatible word processor for the IBM PC.
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   Galaxy
   Series of large memory lighting control consoles by Strand Electric, used world wide in both theatre and television.
   Found on http://www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glos
   
   
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   galaxy
   [n] - (astronomy) a collection of star systems 2. [n] - a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Galaxy
   Millions of stars grouped together
   Found on http://www.longman.co.uk/tt_secsci/resou
   
   
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   Galaxy
   A system made up of stars, nebulae and interstellar matter. Many galaxies, but not all, are spiral in form.
   Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom
   
   
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   Galaxy
   A Galaxy is a collection of millions of stars and debris in space.
   Found on http://www.solarspace.co.uk/Glossary2.ph
   
   
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    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 massive than the Sun. Galaxies do not all look the same - astronomer's classify them according to their appearance. Ask your teacher to show you the Andromeda galaxy - easily visible on a clear, dark night as a large misty patch. Andromeda is one of the nearest galaxies to our galaxy (the Milky Way), at a distance of two million light-years
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    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.
    Found on http://www.exeterastro.co.uk/glossary.ht
    
    
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    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.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour
    
    
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    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*.
    Found on http://www.gcse.com/glos.htm
    
    
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    Galaxy
    Strategic transport aircraft, Lockheed [US]
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    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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    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; 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 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/3
    
    
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    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 distinguishable only with the telescope. The term has rec ...
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    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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    Galaxy
    A `galaxy` (from the Greek root `galaxias` , meaning `milky`, a reference to the Milky Way) is a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and dark matter. Typical galaxies range from dwarfs with as few as ten million (1012) stars, all orbiting a common center of mass. Galaxies can also contain many multiple star systems, star clusters, and various interstellar clouds. The Sun is one of the...
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    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.) A splendid assemblage of persons or things.Galax...
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    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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    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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    Galaxy
    An assemblage of millions to hundreds of billions of stars.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo
    
    
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    galaxy
    
    1. a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
    2. 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
    3. (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
    
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    galaxy
    a group of millions of stars
    Found on http://www.eslgold.com/acad_vocab_defini