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galaxy meaning in French

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galaxy [galaxies] (collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: ˈɡæ.lək.si]

galaxie◼◼◼nom {f}Our galaxy is the Milky Way. = Notre galaxie est la Voie lactée.

galaxy cluster (cluster of galaxies)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæ.lək.si ˈklʌ.stə(r)]
[US: ˈɡæ.lək.si ˈklʌ.stər]

amas de galaxies◼◼◼nom {m}

galaxy group noun

groupe de galaxies◼◼◼nom {f}

barred spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy)
noun
[UK: bɑːd ˈspaɪə.rəl ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: ˈbɑːrd ˈspaɪ.rəl ˈɡæ.lək.si]

galaxie spirale barrée◼◼◼nom {f}

dwarf galaxy (small galaxy)
noun
[UK: dwɔːf ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: ˈdwɔːrf ˈɡæ.lək.si]

galaxie naine◼◼◼nom {f}

dwarf spheroidal galaxy (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter)
noun
[UK: dwɔːf sfɪə.ˈrɔɪdl ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: ˈdwɔːrf sfɪ.ˈrɔɪdl ˈɡæ.lək.si]

galaxie naine sphéroïdale◼◼◼nom {f}

elliptical galaxy (galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlɪp.tɪk.l̩ ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: ə.ˈlɪp.tɪk.l̩ ˈɡæ.lək.si]

galaxie elliptique◼◼◼nom {f}

irregular galaxy (galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈre.ɡjʊ.lə(r) ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: ɪ.ˈre.ɡjə.lər ˈɡæ.lək.si]

galaxie irrégulière◼◼◼nom {f}

lenticular galaxy (galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter)
noun
[UK: len.ˈtɪ.kjʊ.lə ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: len.ˈtɪ.kjə.lər ˈɡæ.lək.si]

galaxie lenticulaire◼◼◼nom {f}

metagalaxy (any very large-scale organized collection of galaxies)
noun
[UK: ˈme.tə.ˌɡæ.lək.sɪ]
[US: me.tə.ˈɡæ.lʌk.siː]

métagalaxie◼◼◼nom {f}

radio galaxy (type of galaxy)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪ.dɪəʊ ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: ˈreɪ.diˌo.ʊ ˈɡæ.lək.si]

radiogalaxie◼◼◼nom {f}

spiral galaxy noun
[UK: ˈspaɪə.rəl ˈɡæ.lək.si]
[US: ˈspaɪ.rəl ˈɡæ.lək.si]

galaxie spirale◼◼◼nom {f}

Triangulum Galaxy (spiral galaxy)
proper noun

galaxie du Triangle◼◼◼nom {f}

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