lenticular galaxy
lenticular galaxy · lenticular galaxies
lentikuläre Galaxie, linsenförmige Galaxie
A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most…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 galaxies.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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 galaxies.
lentikuläre Galaxie, linsenförmige Galaxie
Translations
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By meaning 1
galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter:
Forms
plural: lenticular galaxies| Singular | lenticular galaxy |
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Synonyms
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