galactic
galactic
Definition
ga·lac·tic (gə lak′tik)
adjective
- of or obtained from milk; lactic
- Astron. of or pertaining to the Milky Way or some other galaxy
Etymology: Gr galaktikos, milky < gala (gen. galaktos), milk < IE base *glak- > L lac, milk
galactic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- longitude: The center of the image is located at galactic longitude 90 degrees, latitude 0 degrees.
- latitude: The Astronomical Almanac reports the galactic latitude of the object in decimal degrees.
- nucleus: The may also contain an active galactic nucleus at their center.
- superwave: He presents a very good case for such End Times destruction coinciding with a Galactic Superwave.
- equator: The Pencil Nebula is almost exactly on the Galactic equator.
- halo: Stars outside the thick disk ellipse belong to the galactic halo.
Browse dictionary entries near galactic
- galactagogue
- galabia
- gala
- galère
- Galápagos Islands
- gal
- Gajdusek
- Gaius
- gaiter
- gaited
- galactic noise
- galacto-
- galactometer
- galactorrhea
- galactose
- galactosemia
- galactoside
- galah
- Galahad
- galangal
