andromeda galaxy | (n) a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye |
galax | (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, Syn. Galax urceolata, galaxy, beetleweed, coltsfoot, wandflower |
galaxy | (n) a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) |
galaxy | (n) (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust, Syn. extragalactic nebula |
genus galax | (n) evergreen herbs of southeastern United States |
spiral galaxy | (n) a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center, Syn. spiral nebula |
milky way | (n) 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, Syn. Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System |
agalactia | { ‖ } n. [ Gr. 'agalakti`a; 'a priv. + ga`la, gala`ktos ] (Med.) Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth. AS [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: agalaxy |
Galaxy | n.; pl. Galaxies [ F. galaxie, L. galaxias, fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; circle), fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, milk; akin to L. lac. Cf. Lacteal. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. (Astron.) 1. 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. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A very large collection of stars comparable in size to the Milky Way system, held together by gravitational force and separated from other such star systems by large distances of mostly empty space. Galaxies vary widely in shape and size, the most common nearby galaxies being over 70, 000 light years in diameter and separated from each other by even larger distances. The number of stars in one galaxy varies, and may extend into the hundreds of billions. [ PJC ] 3. A splendid or impressive assemblage of persons or things; as, a galaxy of movie stars. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ] |
银河 | [yín hé, ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ, 银 河 / 銀 河] Milky Way; our galaxy #9,903 [Add to Longdo] |
星系 | [xīng xì, ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ, 星 系] galaxy #24,373 [Add to Longdo] |
银河系 | [yín hé xì, ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧˋ, 银 河 系 / 銀 河 系] galaxy #34,028 [Add to Longdo] |
银鱼 | [yín yú, ㄧㄣˊ ㄩˊ, 银 鱼 / 銀 魚] oriental whitebait; slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon #51,021 [Add to Longdo] |
银盘 | [yín pán, ㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄢˊ, 银 盘 / 銀 盤] silver plate; plane of the galaxy #77,728 [Add to Longdo] |
梅氏 | [Méi shì, ㄇㄟˊ ㄕˋ, 梅 氏] Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies #108,762 [Add to Longdo] |
星汉 | [xīng hàn, ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ, 星 汉 / 星 漢] Milky Way; our galaxy #118,712 [Add to Longdo] |
河外星系 | [hé wài xīng xì, ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ, 河 外 星 系] galaxy #188,758 [Add to Longdo] |
英仙臂 | [yīng xiān bì, ㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ, 英 仙 臂] Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy) #406,395 [Add to Longdo] |
梅西耶 | [Méi xī yē, ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄝ, 梅 西 耶] Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies #472,609 [Add to Longdo] |
人马臂 | [rén mǎ bì, ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄧˋ, 人 马 臂 / 人 馬 臂] Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy) [Add to Longdo] |
仙女座大星云 | [Xiān nǚ zuò dà xīng yún, ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ, 仙 女 座 大 星 云 / 仙 女 座 大 星 雲] great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31 [Add to Longdo] |
仙女座星系 | [Xiān nǚ zuò xīng xì, ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ, 仙 女 座 星 系] Andromeda galaxy M31 [Add to Longdo] |
仙女星座 | [xiān nǚ xīng zuò, ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ, 仙 女 星 座] Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31 [Add to Longdo] |
仙女星系 | [Xiān nǚ xīng xì, ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ, 仙 女 星 系] Andromeda galaxy M31 [Add to Longdo] |
旋涡星系 | [xuán wō xīng xì, ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ, 旋 涡 星 系 / 旋 渦 星 系] spiral galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
梅西叶 | [Méi xī yè, ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄝˋ, 梅 西 叶 / 梅 西 葉] Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies [Add to Longdo] |
棒旋星系 | [bàng xuán xīng xì, ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ, 棒 旋 星 系] barred spiral galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
猎户臂 | [liè hù bì, ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ, 猎 户 臂 / 獵 戶 臂] Orion spiral arm or local spur of our galaxy (containing our solar system) [Add to Longdo] |
銀河 | [ぎんが, ginga] (n) (1) Milky Way; (2) galaxy; (P) #2,780 [Add to Longdo] |
星雲 | [せいうん, seiun] (n) (1) nebula; (2) (obs) (See 銀河) galaxy #12,433 [Add to Longdo] |
アンドロメダ銀河 | [アンドロメダぎんが, andoromeda ginga] (n) Andromeda galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
ギャラクシー | [gyarakushi-] (n) (See 銀河) galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
コンパクト銀河 | [コンパクトぎんが, konpakuto ginga] (n) compact galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
セイファート銀河 | [セイファートぎんが, seifa-to ginga] (n) Seyfert galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
渦巻銀河;渦巻き銀河 | [うずまきぎんが, uzumakiginga] (n) spiral galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
渦状銀河 | [かじょうぎんが;うずじょうぎんが, kajouginga ; uzujouginga] (n) (See 渦巻銀河) spiral galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
活動銀河 | [かつどうぎんが, katsudouginga] (n) active galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
銀河群 | [ぎんがぐん, gingagun] (n) group of galaxies [Add to Longdo] |
銀河系 | [ぎんがけい, gingakei] (n, adj-no) galaxy; galactic system [Add to Longdo] |
銀河団 | [ぎんがだん, gingadan] (n) cluster of galaxies [Add to Longdo] |
多士済々;多士済済 | [たしせいせい(uK);たしさいさい, tashiseisei (uK); tashisaisai] (n, adj-na, adj-no, adj-t, adv-to) galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals [Add to Longdo] |
楕円銀河 | [だえんぎんが, daenginga] (n) elliptical galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
中心核 | [ちゅうしんかく, chuushinkaku] (n) (See コア) core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
超銀河集団 | [ちょうぎんがしゅうだん, chougingashuudan] (n) supercluster of galaxies [Add to Longdo] |
超銀河団 | [ちょうぎんがだん, chougingadan] (n) supercluster of galaxies [Add to Longdo] |
電波銀河 | [でんぱぎんが, denpaginga] (n) radio galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
不規則銀河 | [ふきそくぎんが, fukisokuginga] (n) irregular galaxy [Add to Longdo] |
矮小不規則銀河;わい小不規則銀河 | [わいしょうふきそくぎんが, waishoufukisokuginga] (n) (See 矮小, 不規則銀河) dwarf irregular galaxy [Add to Longdo] |