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galactic disc

Syllables: ga·lac·tic disc

galactic disc noun: a thin, circular distribution of stars and stellar material in a spiral or lenticular galaxy which orbits around the galactic center.

Noun

galactic disc (plural galactic discs)

  1. A thin, circular distribution of stars and stellar material in a spiral or lenticular galaxy which orbits around the galactic center.

Forms of galactic disc

pluralgalactic discs

Questions about galactic disc

What does galactic disc mean?
Galactic disc means a thin, circular distribution of stars and stellar material in a spiral or lenticular galaxy which orbits around the galactic center.
What part of speech is galactic disc?
Galactic disc is a noun.
What is the plural of galactic disc?
The plural of galactic disc is galactic discs.

Words near galactic disc in the dictionary

  1. galactic centers
  2. galactic centre
  3. galactic centres
  4. galactic core
  5. galactic cores
  6. galactic disc
  7. galactic discs
  8. Galactic Ghoul
  9. galactic habitable zone
  10. galactic habitable zones
  11. galactic halo

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