GALACTIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inconceivably large

Synonyms:

astronomic; astronomical; galactic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)

Example:

the galactic plane

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

galaxy ((astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust)

Derivation:

galaxy ((astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust)

Credits

Context examples:

Depending on how these galactic nuclei are oriented and what sort of material surrounds them, they appear very different when examined with telescopes.

(Black Holes Hide in Our Cosmic Backyard, NASA)

Neutrons are produced as galactic cosmic rays interact with Ceres' surface.

(Where is the Ice on Ceres?, NASA)

These jets then spout from the black hole in a spectacular galactic fountain.

(ALMA and MUSE Detect Galactic Fountain, ESO)

The coordinates of 1,339 classical Cepheids marked on a 3D map created a twisted and warped galactic disk of our big home.

(Scientists Say Milky Way Is Warped & Twisted Not Flat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Such galactic outflows are driven by the huge energy output from the active and turbulent centres of galaxies.

(Stars Born in Winds from Supermassive Black Holes, ESO)

This project is an attempt to measure galactic magnetic fields and learn how they influence the way that interstellar gases are ejected from galaxy disks and contribute to galaxy formation and evolution.

(Giant magnetic ropes seen in Whale Galaxy's halo, National Science Foundation)

The new study focuses on the "feeding" ones, called active, supermassive black holes, or active galactic nuclei.

(NASA's WISE findings poke hole in black hole 'Doughnut' theory, NASA)

Material stretches away from the blinding brightness of the galactic plane itself, becoming more clearly observable against the darker background of the cosmos.

(A Galaxy on the Edge, ESO)

Even though the Large Magellanic Cloud is one of our nearest galactic companions, we expect it should share some uncanny chemical similarity with distant, young galaxies from the early universe, said Marta Sewiło, an astronomer with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

(Stellar Embryos in Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Contain Surprisingly Complex Organic Molecules, National Radio Astronomy Observatory)

MCG+01-38-005 (also known as NGC 5765B) is a special kind of megamaser; the galaxy’s active galactic nucleus pumps out huge amounts of energy, which stimulates clouds of surrounding water.