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Meanings of spiral galaxy in English
Russian
спиральная галактика Portuguese
galáxia espiral Catalan
galàxia espiral Spanish
galaxia espiral 
Galaxy having a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the centre containing older ones.
Related terms
Portuguese
galáxia espiral Catalan
galàxia espiral A galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center.
Synonyms
Examples for "spiral nebula"
Examples for "spiral nebula"
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If we accept this theory, the origin of the spiral nebula becomes intelligible.
2
Faint spiral nebula in the constellation of the Hunting Dogs (Pease).
3
If the collision is a grazing one, they say, a spiral nebula will be formed.
4
The spiral nebula is evidently the standard type, and the condensing nebula must conform to it.
5
The great spiral nebula in Andromeda has a continuous spectrum crossed by a multitude of absorption lines.
Usage of spiral galaxy in English
1
It's a spiral galaxy sitting some half a billion light-years from Earth.
2
Nicknamed the Pinwheel Galaxy, this spiral galaxy is 25 million light-years from Earth.
3
Consider the spiral galaxy NGC 3198, in the rather nearby Ursa Major constellation.
4
The next spiral galaxy-theGreat Andromeda Galaxy-isanother dinner plate across the room.
5
An image of spiral galaxy NGC 4330 in the Virgo Cluster.
6
It's one thing to look at a poster of a pretty spiral galaxy.
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According to NASA, the NGC 1566 is an intermediate spiral galaxy.
8
Seen from above, the Milky Way is an unremarkable spiral galaxy dotting intergalactic space.
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It's a typical mid-sized spiral galaxy, like the Milky Way.
10
A black hole at the terminus of a spiral galaxy.
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Viewed edge on, a spiral galaxy appears much wider than it is thick, and it is.
12
NASA's Swift satellite has captured the best view of a neighboring spiral galaxy that we've seen yet.
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The purpose of the expedition was to to determine whether the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy.
14
The point of origin of the rhythmic FRB 180916 has been traced to a nearby spiral galaxy.
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This image of spiral galaxy M83 shows off the galaxy's glittering stars and gas in energetic X-rays.
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The strange black hole disc was observed at the centre of a spiral galaxy dubbed NGC 3147.
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Translations for spiral galaxy
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Spiral galaxy across language varieties
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