galaxy
(gæləksi ) also Galaxy
Word forms: galaxies
1. countable noun B2
A galaxy is an extremely large group of stars and planets that extends over many billions of light years.
Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy.
Synonyms: star system, solar system, nebula
2. proper noun B2
The Galaxy is the extremely large group of stars and planets to which the Earth and the Solar System belong.
The Galaxy consists of over 100 billion stars.
3. singular noun
If you talk about a galaxy of people from a particular profession, you mean a group of them who are all famous or important.
He is one of a small galaxy of Dutch stars on German television. [+ of]
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Collocations:
galaxy of stars nearby galaxy
But visits from his loved ones, close friends, family and churchmen were quickly followed by a galaxy of stars from the world of soccer.
The Sun
So, when a project boasts a galaxy of stars who have put their money into it, it means something.
Times, Sunday Times
Two hours later a galaxy of stars from across the generations will gather to sing his best-loved songs.
The Sun
A galaxy of stars in a room full of courage.
The Sun
Nearby galaxy bulges will appear very grainy, while more distant bulges will appear smooth.
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Huge, cold clouds of gas and dust in our own galaxy, as well as in nearby galaxies, glow in far-infrared light.
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Among other work, the detector should be able to detect neutrinos from our galaxy and possibly nearby galaxies.
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The primary goal of the catalog was to present photographs of examples of the different kinds of peculiar structures found among nearby galaxies.
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Such interactions between nearby galaxies, which may ultimately result in a merger, sometimes induce significantly increased incidents of star formation leading to starburst galaxies.
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Translations:
Chinese: 星系
Japanese: 星雲
- relatively new
- relatively normal
- relatively obscure
- relatively optimistic
- relatively painless
- relatively prosperous
- relatively quick
- relatively quiet
- relatively rapid
- relatively rare
- relatively recent
- relatively robust
- relatively safe
- relatively secure
- relatively shallow
- relatively short
- relatively short-lived
- relatively simple
- relatively slow
- relatively small
- relatively smooth
- relatively soft
- relatively stable
- relatively steady
- relatively straightforward