Phrase Hound found 36 phrases and 6 compound words that contain galaxies. The most common are listed below. Open galaxies in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 36
- cluster of galaxiesSynonym of galaxy cluster: A cluster of hundreds of galaxies.
- group of galaxiesSynonym of galaxy group: A group of galaxies that hold together gravitationally.
- wall of galaxiesSynonym of galaxy wall: A subtype of a galaxy filament that has a significantly greater major axis than a minor axis in its crosssection, along the lengthwise axis.
- walls of galaxiesplural of wall of galaxies: A subtype of a galaxy filament that has a significantly greater major axis than a minor axis in its crosssection, along the lengthwise axis.
- active galaxiesplural of active galaxy: A galaxy where a significant fraction of the energy output is not emitted by the normal components of a galaxy.
- dark galaxiesplural of dark galaxy: A type of galaxy containing dark matter but little to no stars.
- radio galaxiesplural of radio galaxy: Type of galaxy that is very luminous at radio wavelengths.
- spiral galaxiesplural of spiral galaxy: A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.
- irregular galaxiesplural of irregular galaxy: A galaxy which is has no spirals and is not elliptical.
- dwarf galaxiesplural of dwarf galaxy: Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.
- elliptical galaxiesplural of elliptical galaxy: A type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image.
- green bean galaxiesplural of green bean galaxy: A type of galaxy with a green tinge, thought to be caused by an ionization wave from a nearby quasar whose beam blasted through the galaxy, causing the glow.
- barred spiral galaxiesplural of barred spiral galaxy: A spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars.
- ultra diffuse galaxiesplural of ultra diffuse galaxy: A galaxy with an extremely low luminosity, caused by a lack of star-forming gas.
- starburst galaxiesplural of starburst galaxy: A galaxy that is undergoing a high rate of star formation
- dwarf elliptical galaxiesplural of dwarf elliptical galaxy: An elliptical galaxy that is smaller than an ordinary elliptical galaxy, common in galaxy groups and clusters.
- filament of galaxiesSynonym of galaxy filament: A massive, threadlike formation of gravitationally bound galaxies forming the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
- low-surface-brightness galaxiesplural of low-surface-brightness galaxy: A galaxy whose density of stars is not high enough to be detected against the sky.
- lenticular galaxiesplural of lenticular galaxy: A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical …
- filaments of galaxiesplural of filament of galaxies: A massive, threadlike formation of gravitationally bound galaxies forming the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
- Seyfert galaxiesplural of Seyfert galaxy: A kind of galaxy having quasar-like nuclei.
- Markarian galaxiesplural of Markarian galaxy: Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.
- dwarf spheroidal galaxiesplural of dwarf spheroidal galaxy: A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda
- flocculent spiral galaxiesplural of flocculent spiral galaxy: a spiral galaxy with discontinuous spiral arms
- pea galaxiesplural of pea galaxy: Ellipsis of green pea galaxy.
Compound words 6
- antigalaxiesplural of antigalaxy: A conjectured type of galaxy formed from antimatter.
- metagalaxiesplural of metagalaxy: Any very large-scale organized collection of galaxies.
- protogalaxiesplural of protogalaxy: A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy.
- radiogalaxiesplural of radiogalaxy: Type of galaxy that is very luminous at radio wavelengths.
- supergalaxiesplural of supergalaxy: A very large, extended cluster of galaxies.
- hypergalaxiesplural of hypergalaxy: A system that consists of an enormous galaxy accompanied by multiple, smaller satellite galaxies, often elliptical, such as the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy.