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galactocentric

galactocentric adjective: having a galactic center at its center.

Adjective

galactocentric (not comparable)

  1. Having a galactic center at its center.
    • a galactocentric coordinate system
    • a galactocentric orbit
  2. Having an entire galaxy at its center.
  3. Of or relating to galactocentrism, the theory according to which the Milky Way is at or near the center of the Universe.

galactocentric meaning in Arabic and Persian

galactocentric in Arabic

Translations
مَجَرِّيّ الْمَرْكَز majarriyy al-markaz

galactocentric in Persian

Translations
کهکشانمرکزی kahkašân-markazi

Origin of galactocentric

From galacto- + -centric.

Words formed from galactocentric

Questions about galactocentric

What does galactocentric mean?
Galactocentric means having a galactic center at its center.
What is galactocentric in Arabic?
Galactocentric in Arabic is مَجَرِّيّ الْمَرْكَز (majarriyy al-markaz). See Galactocentric meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is galactocentric?
Galactocentric is an adjective.

Words near galactocentric in the dictionary

  1. galacto-
  2. galacto-oligosaccharide
  3. galactobiose
  4. galactocele
  5. galactoceles
  6. galactocentric
  7. galactocentrically
  8. galactoceramide
  9. galactoceramides
  10. galactocerebrocide
  11. galactocerebrosidase

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