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extragalactic

extragalactic adjective: originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.

Adjective

extragalactic (not comparable)

  1. Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.
    • Extragalactic astronomy is the study of things outside the Milky Way.
    Antonyms:
    galactic
  2. Originating outside of any galaxy.
  3. Originating outside of the local galaxy.
    Antonyms:
    galactic

extragalactic meaning in Tamil and Persian

extragalactic in Tamil

உடுமண்டலம் சாரா

extragalactic in Persian

originating outside of a galaxy
فراکهکشانی farâkahkešâni

Antonyms of extragalactic

Origin of extragalactic

From extra- + galactic.

Words formed from extragalactic

Questions about extragalactic

What does extragalactic mean?
Extragalactic means originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.
What is extragalactic in Tamil?
Extragalactic in Tamil is உடுமண்டலம் சாரா. See Extragalactic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is extragalactic?
Extragalactic is an adjective.

Words near extragalactic in the dictionary

  1. extraformational
  2. extrafoveal
  3. extrafoveally
  4. extraframework
  5. extrafusal
  6. extragalactic
  7. extragalactic background light
  8. extragalactically
  9. extraganglionic
  10. extragastric
  11. extragastrically

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