Meaning

4 senses
  1. Relating to a galaxy.

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

  2. Relating to a galaxy.

    (capitalized, sometimes, specifically)Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.

    Galactic astronomy is the study of the Milky Way.

  3. (figuratively)Enormous (in size or impact).

  4. Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.

    galactic acid

Examples

12 sentences
  1. The galactic military used wormholes to hop around the universe.

  2. The majority of the novels in my library are about aliens and galactic empires.

  3. She is the galactic champion.

  4. Telescopes give us a chance to see what the galactic center looks like in different types of light.

  5. The galactic center is in the constellation Sagittarius.

    deDas galaktische Zentrum liegt im Sternbild des Schützen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós, “milky”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”). Do

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós, “milky”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”). Doublet of galactico.

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Forms

more galactic, most galactic
Comparativemore galactic Lesson
Superlativemost galactic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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