galactic
/ɡəˈlæktɪk/
galactic adjective: relating to a galaxy.
Adjective (1)
galactic (comparative more galactic, superlative most galactic)
- Relating to a galaxy.
- Enormous (in size or impact).
- The policies and decisions to be made were neither very complex nor very numerous, since at that time, the needs and priorities in Germany did not involve issues of galactic impact, […]1998, Mark Lynton, Accidental Journey: A Cambridge Intern's Memory of World War II
- For a fashion journal, there is a more important and more difficult judgement to make: Is the work of such galactic significance as to be eligible to grace the pages of this magnificent journal?1999, Jonathan Michael Wyndham Slack, Egg & ego: an almost true story of life in the biology lab, page 65
- Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.
- galactic acid
Adjective (2) capitalized: Galactic
Galactic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the Milky Way Galaxy.
- Antonyms:
- extragalactic
Proper noun capitalized: Galactic
Galactic
- Denoting the name of a universal language spoken throughout a galaxy in various works.
- The sepoy spoke again. The meaning of the words finally penetrated. Oddly, Agayan was surprised more by the fact of those words than their actual content. He had not realized that Gha could speak Galactic beyond a few crude and simple phrases.2001, Eric Flint, “Carthago Delenda Est”, in Foreign Legions, Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 253
galactic meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
galactic in Hindi
- galactic
- मंदाकिनीय mandākinīya
galactic in Marathi
- गॅलेक्टिक
galactic in Urdu
- دودھ سے متعلق, کہکشاں سے متعلق
galactic in Bengali
- গ্যালাক্টিক, গ্যালাকটিক
More languagesFewer languages
- galactic in Telugu
- గెలాక్టిక్
- galactic in Punjabi
- ਗੈਲੈਕਟਿਕ, ਗਲੈਕਟਿਕ
- galactic in Gujarati
- ગેલેક્ટિક
- galactic in Odia
- ଗାଲାକ୍ଟିକ, ଗ୍ଯ଼ାଲାକ୍ଟିକ, ଗ୍ଯାଲାକ୍ଟିକ
- galactic in Nepali
- ग्यालेक्टिक
Examples of galactic in a sentence
- “Yes, his heart is one of galactic proportions.”2007, Jeffrey P. Brown, Black Body Radiation and the Ultraviolet Catastrophe, page 128:
- The credit crunch became a mess of galactic proportions.2008, José D. Roncal, José N. Abbo, The Big Gamble: Are You Investing Or Speculating?, page 94:
Antonyms of galactic
Forms of galactic
| comparative | more galactic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most galactic |
Origin of galactic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós, “milky”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”). Doublet of galactico.
From galactic. Compare Galaxy.
Words formed from galactic
- galaktik
- galaktisk
- გალაქტიკური
- galaktikus
- galactique
- Bokmål: galaktisk
- galáctico
- galax-
- sanlibutnin
- galaksiyle alakalı
- ilgili
- astronomik
- галакти́чний
- Galactic center
- Galactic centre
- Milch-
- laktyczny
- lactic
- مَجَرِّيّ
- գալակտիկական
- галакты́чны
- галактичен
- galàctic
- galaktický
- galactisch
- galaksia
- Estonian:
- galatic
- galaktisch
- मंदाकिनीय
- galaxiala
- галактикалық
- galacticus
- galactica
- galacticum
- Latvian:
- Lithuanian:
- Persian:
- galaktyczny
- Romagnol:
- галактический
- огромен
- astronomique
- colossal
- titanesque
- monumental
- phénoménal
- astronomisch
- astronomiczny
- astronomic
- астрономический
- linnunrata-
- tähtitieteellinen
- galattico
Phrases with galactic
Words that rhyme with galactic
- didactic
- prophylactic
- tactic
- lactic
- nongalactic
- phonotactic
- syntactic
- backtick
- chiropractic
- factic
- graphotactic
- nonprophylactic
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Questions about galactic
- What does galactic mean?
- Galactic means relating to a galaxy.
- What is galactic in Hindi?
- Galactic in Hindi is मंदाकिनीय (mandākinīya). See Galactic meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use galactic in a sentence?
- “Yes, his heart is one of galactic proportions.”
- What part of speech is galactic?
- Galactic can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce galactic?
- Galactic is pronounced /ɡəˈlæktɪk/.
Words near galactic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: galactic (page history and authors); Galactic (page history and authors); मंदाकिनीय (Hindi) (page history and authors); galactic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galactic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); galactic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galactic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galactic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galactic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galactic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galactic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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