galaxy
Meanings
Plural: galaxies
Noun
- a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
- tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
- (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
- "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"
- The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.
- Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe.
- An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant.
- Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.
Verb
- To furnish with galaxies.
- To gather together into a luminous whole.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English galaxye, galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), shortening of γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kúklos, “milky circle”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
Synonyms
beetleweed, coltsfoot, extragalactic nebula, G, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy, island universe, star city, trichiliocosm, wandflower
Scrabble Score: 17
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