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intragalactic

intragalactic adjective: occurring between two or more points within a galaxy.

Adjective

intragalactic (not comparable)

  1. Occurring between two or more points within a galaxy.
    • The morphology-radius and the intragalactic medium cluster observations support the movement of matter from Source galaxies to Sink galaxies.2006, John C. Hodge, “Scalar potential model of redshift and discrete redshift”, in arXiv
    • Generally tidal collisions of satellite galaxy produce stars which escape into the intragalactic space even if the satellite itself is on a bound orbit.2011, Tilmann Piffl, Mary Williams, Matthias Steinmetz, “Kinematics in galactic tidal tails - A source for Hypervelocity stars?”, in arXiv

Origin of intragalactic

From intra- + galactic.

Questions about intragalactic

What does intragalactic mean?
Intragalactic means occurring between two or more points within a galaxy.
What part of speech is intragalactic?
Intragalactic is an adjective.

Words near intragalactic in the dictionary

  1. intrafruit
  2. intrafunicular
  3. intrafurcular
  4. intrafusal
  5. intrafusion
  6. intragalactic
  7. intragametophytic
  8. intraganglionic
  9. intragap
  10. intragastral
  11. intragastric

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