galaxy

gal·ax·y  (glk-s)

n. pl. gal·ax·ies

1.

a. Any of numerous large-scale aggregates of stars, gas, and dust that constitute the universe, containing an average of 100 billion (10¹¹) solar masses and ranging in diameter from 1,500 to 300,000 light-years. Also called nebula.

b. often Galaxy The Milky Way.

2. An assembly of brilliant, glamorous, or distinguished persons or things: a galaxy of theatrical performers.

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[Middle English galaxie, the Milky Way, from Late Latin galaxis, from Greek, from gala, galakt-, milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

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galaxy

Noun

pl -axies

1. a star system held together by gravitational attraction

2. a collection of brilliant people or things: a galaxy of legal talent [Middle English (in the sense: the Milky Way); from Greek gala milk]

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Galaxy

Noun

the Galaxy the spiral galaxy that contains the solar system Also called: (Milky Way)

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galaxy  (glk-s)

1. Any of numerous large-scale collections of stars, gas, and dust that make up the visible universe. Galaxies are held together by the gravitational attraction of the material contained within them, and most are organized around a galactic nucleus into elliptical or spiral shapes, with a small percentage of galaxies classed as irregular in shape. A galaxy may range in diameter from some hundreds of light-years for the smallest dwarfs to hundreds of thousands of light-years for the largest ellipticals, and may contain from a few million to several trillion stars. Many galaxies are grouped into clusters, with the clusters themselves often grouped into larger superclusters. See more at active galaxy, See also elliptical galaxyirregular galaxylenticular galaxyspiral galaxy

2. the Galaxy. The Milky Way.

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Galaxy an assembly of brillant or noted persons or things. See also constellation.

Examples: galaxy of ability, 1887; of astronomers—Lipton, 1970; of beauty, 1704; of brightness, 1762; of fame, 1649; of governesses; of joy, 1842; of stars; of wax candles, 1862.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	galaxy - a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	2.	galaxy - 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 beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, Galax urceolata, wandflower herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Galax - evergreen herbs of southeastern United States
	3.	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'" extragalactic nebula astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole spiral galaxy, spiral nebula - a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center Great Attractor - a 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 Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System - the 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, creation - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" cosmic dust - clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space

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galaxy

noun star system, solar system, nebula >> adjective galactic

Translations

galaxy [ˈgæləksɪ] n → galaxia

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galaxy [ˈgæləksɪ] n → galaxie f

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galaxy [ˈgæləksɪ] n → Galaxis f, Sternsystem nt

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galaxy [ˈgæləksɪ] n → galassia