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Markarian galaxy

Markarian galaxy noun: any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.

Noun

Markarian galaxy (plural Markarian galaxies)

  1. Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.

Forms of Markarian galaxy

pluralMarkarian galaxies

Origin of Markarian galaxy

From Markarian (Armenian surname) + galaxy. Named after Benjamin Markarian, an Armenian astrophysicist who discovered this class of galaxies.

Words formed from Markarian galaxy

Questions about Markarian galaxy

What does Markarian galaxy mean?
Markarian galaxy means any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.
What part of speech is Markarian galaxy?
Markarian galaxy is a noun.
What is the plural of Markarian galaxy?
The plural of Markarian galaxy is Markarian galaxies.

Words near Markarian galaxy in the dictionary

  1. Markam
  2. Markan
  3. Markan priority
  4. Markarian
  5. Markarian galaxies
  6. Markarian galaxy
  7. Markarians
  8. Markaryd
  9. markas
  10. Markazi
  11. markdown

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