Definition of Galxy
Galaxy, the Milky Way, a band of light seen after sunset across the
heavens, consisting of an innumerable multitude of stars, or suns rather,
stretching away into the depths of space.
- Wikipedia
Gal"ax*y (?), n.; pl.
Galaxies (#). [F. galaxie, L.
galaxias, fr. Gr. &?; (sc. &?; circle), fr. &?;, &?;, milk;
akin to L. lac. Cf. 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 to be distinguishable only with the telescope. The term
has recently been used for remote clusters of stars.
Nichol.
2. A splendid assemblage of persons or
things.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. of which there are billions in the known universe. They usually form spiral or elliptical shapes likely due to a central gravity well (i.e. giant black hole), but some form irregular shapes (especially if they are broken away from another galaxy).
- our Milky Way galaxy
- name of the Lockheed C-5 aircraft, flown by the US Air Force.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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