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galaxy

/ˈɡæl.ək.si/noun3 syllables

Galaxy means: 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.

Synonyms for galaxy6

noun, as in 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

galax, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata

noun, as in (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust

extragalactic nebula

What does galaxy mean?3

noun

1

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

2

(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’”

3

a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Galaxy in a sentence

  • A galaxy contains not only stars, but clouds of gas and dust.Hybrid
  • The instrument will research radio signals from faraway stars, black holes, and galaxies.rul
  • The universe contains all of the galaxies, stars, and planets.Hybrid
  • All entities are pulsating, from tiny elementary particles to giant galaxies.carlosalberto
  • There were no galaxies or even stars, only diffuse gas.Cangarejo
  • How many planets have life in our galaxy?Amastan
  • I wonder how many planets in our galaxy have life.CK
  • An ancient space civilization erected a system of shortcut portals throughout the galaxy.nonong

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of galaxy

as a noun

plural
galaxies