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submillimeter galaxies

submillimeter galaxies is the plural of submillimeter galaxy.

Meaning of submillimeter galaxy

Noun

submillimeter galaxy (plural submillimeter galaxies)

  1. A type of starburst galaxy that primarily emits radiation in the sub-mm/T-hertz range. Due to the extreme dustiness of the galaxy, they are visible mostly in infrared emissions at their redshift, which are subsequently redshifted into the submm/THz range by Hubble expansion.

Questions about submillimeter galaxies

What is submillimeter galaxies the plural of?
Submillimeter galaxies is the plural of submillimeter galaxy.

Words near submillimeter galaxies in the dictionary

  1. submillennial
  2. submilliarcsecond
  3. submillihartree
  4. submillikelvin
  5. submillimeter
  6. submillimeter galaxies
  7. submillimeter galaxy
  8. submillimeter wave radiation
  9. submillimeters
  10. submillimetre
  11. submillimetres

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