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dwarf spheroidal galaxies

dwarf spheroidal galaxies is the plural of dwarf spheroidal galaxy.

Meaning of dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Noun

dwarf spheroidal galaxy (plural dwarf spheroidal galaxies)

  1. A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda
    • The inventory keeps growing, and the latest recruit is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy, meaning no gas and not many more than 10⁶⁻⁷ stars, that has the bad luck to be almost on the far side of the galactic centre from us.1994 Beam Line: Fall Winter 1994

Questions about dwarf spheroidal galaxies

What is dwarf spheroidal galaxies the plural of?
Dwarf spheroidal galaxies is the plural of dwarf spheroidal galaxy.

Words near dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the dictionary

  1. dwarf siren
  2. dwarf sirens
  3. dwarf sperm whale
  4. dwarf sperm whales
  5. dwarf spheroidal
  6. dwarf spheroidal galaxies
  7. dwarf spheroidal galaxy
  8. dwarf spheroidals
  9. dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
  10. dwarf star
  11. dwarf stars

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