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galaxy

/gal-uhk-see/US // ˈgæl ək si //UK // (ˈɡæləksɪ) //

银河系,星系,恒星系,银河

Related Words

spiral galaxy旋涡星系,旋涡状星系,螺旋星系,旋转星系elliptical galaxy椭圆星系,椭圆型星系,椭圆型银河系,椭圆银河系irregular galaxy不规则星系,不规则的星系,不规律的星系,不规则银河系island universe宇宙岛,岛屿宇宙,岛国宇宙,宇宙岛国star cluster星群,星团,恒星群,恒星团star system星系,恒星系统,明星系统,恒星系

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gal·ax·ies.

    • : Astronomy. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space.Milky Way.
    • : any large and brilliant or impressive assemblage of persons or things: a galaxy of opera stars.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounnebula
Synonyms
milky way银河系,银河道,银河,银色的路elliptical galaxy椭圆星系,椭圆型星系,椭圆型银河系,椭圆银河系irregular galaxy不规则星系,不规则的星系,不规律的星系,不规则银河系island universe宇宙岛,岛屿宇宙,岛国宇宙,宇宙岛国spiral galaxy旋涡星系,旋涡状星系,螺旋星系,旋转星系star cluster星群,星团,恒星群,恒星团star system星系,恒星系统,明星系统,恒星系

Examples

  • So somehow a galaxy that spans tens of thousands of light-years is intimately related to what is, in effect, a microscopic dot at its center.

  • Our galaxy, the Milky Way, has hundreds of billions of stars.

  • On an even grander scale, it’s tempting to imagine life physically exchanging informational algorithms across an entire galaxy.

  • In particular, our measurement of the current rate of expansion of the universe is about 10 percent lower than the value found using direct methods of measuring distances to nearby galaxies.

  • The filament looks magnetized throughout, not just near the galaxy clusters that are moving toward each other from either end.

  • Compare that to Guardians of the Galaxy which opened in Korea on July 31.

  • Pratt, of course, just exploded with Guardians of the Galaxy and the upcoming lead in Jurassic World.

  • He says he has yet to experience any negative feedback from the galaxy of Whovians.

  • These black holes are a type known as quasars: extremely massive objects that emit more light than the rest of the galaxy.

  • Xiaomi smartphones and Samsung Galaxy tablets captured photos of the warplanes in action before the shots were uploaded to Weibo.

  • What are a few paltry, lumps of crystallised carbon compared to a galaxy of a million million suns?

  • At the southern end there is a large gallery, overshadowing the noisiest galaxy of Sunday infants we ever encountered.

  • To this galaxy of artistic talent I have yet to add Habeneck, who conducted the orchestra.

  • It was Etruria that produced not only Dante, but also a galaxy of great men such as no other part of Europe has presented.

  • Knowing this distance from experience, they were able to calculate the diameter of this galaxy.

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