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galactic center

galactic center noun: the central region of a galaxy. Also the alternative letter-case form of Galactic Center.

Noun

galactic center (plural galactic centers)

  1. (US) The central region of a galaxy.
    • However, the triggering mechanism for starbursts and the mechanism of the high mass supply rate of gas into a galactic center are still unclear.2012, Herwig Dejonghe, Harm J. Habing, Galactic Bulges

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Galactic Center

the Galactic Center

  1. (US) The central region of the Milky Way.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Galactic center

the Galactic center

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Galactic Center.
    • Images like these will give astronomers all manner of insight into dust in Andromeda, which in turn can tell them the mass of the galaxy, how stars formed (and continue to form) there, and quite a lot else. That also helps us understand our own Milky Way, which, ironically, is hard to study because...2005 October 16, Phil Plait, “Andromeda’s Warm Glow”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2021
    • We appear to be moving around the Galactic center (which is host to a super massive black hole) about once every 250 million years.2008 April 23, John Tierney, “The Astronomy Quiz: Answers”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2008

Also used as

galactic center is also the alternative letter-case form of Galactic Center.

galactic center meaning in Indonesian

galactic center in Indonesian

Translations
kelasa galaksi

Synonyms of galactic center

Forms of galactic center

Noun
pluralgalactic centers
Proper noun
alternative formthe Galactic center
alternative formthe galactic center
alternative formthe Galactic Centre
alternative formthe Galactic centre
alternative formthe galactic centre

Words formed from galactic center

Questions about galactic center

What does galactic center mean?
Galactic center means the central region of a galaxy.
What is galactic center in Indonesian?
Galactic center in Indonesian is kelasa galaksi. See Galactic center meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is galactic center?
Galactic center can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of galactic center?
The plural of galactic center is galactic centers.

Words near galactic center in the dictionary

  1. galactic arm
  2. galactic arms
  3. galactic bulge
  4. galactic bulges
  5. galactic cannibalism
  6. galactic center
  7. Galactic Center Lobe
  8. galactic centers
  9. galactic centre
  10. galactic centres
  11. galactic core

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