spiral galaxy
spiral galaxy noun: a galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.
Noun
spiral galaxy (plural spiral galaxies)
- A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.
- Synonyms:
- whirlpool galaxy
spiral galaxy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Thai
spiral galaxy in Hindi
- galaxy having a number of arms
- सर्पिल मंदाकिनी sarpil mandākinī
spiral galaxy in Tamil
- சுருள் விண்மீன் மண்டலம்
spiral galaxy in Arabic
- galaxy having a number of arms
- مَجَرَة حَلَزُونِيَّة majara ḥalazūniyya
spiral galaxy in Thai
- galaxy having a number of arms
- ดาราจักรชนิดก้นหอย daa-raa-jàk chá-nít gôn-hɔ̌i
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- spiral galaxy in Vietnamese
- thiên hà xoắn ốc
- Sindhi
- گھنڊيدار ڪهڪشان gh̃ḍedār kkśā̃
Synonyms of spiral galaxy
Forms of spiral galaxy
| plural | spiral galaxies |
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Words formed from spiral galaxy
Questions about spiral galaxy
- What does spiral galaxy mean?
- Spiral galaxy means a galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.
- What is spiral galaxy in Hindi?
- Spiral galaxy in Hindi is सर्पिल मंदाकिनी (sarpil mandākinī). See Spiral galaxy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is spiral galaxy?
- Spiral galaxy is a noun.
- What is the plural of spiral galaxy?
- The plural of spiral galaxy is spiral galaxies.
Words near spiral galaxy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: spiral galaxy (page history and authors); spiral galaxy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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