- Milky Way galaxy
- noun Date: 1948 the galaxy of which the sun and the solar system are a part and which contains the myriads of stars that create the light of the Milky Way
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Milky Way galaxy
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Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… … Universalium
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Milky Way Galaxy — noun the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky • Syn: ↑Milky Way, ↑Milky Way System • Hypernyms: ↑galaxy, ↑extragalactic nebula • Member… … Useful english dictionary
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Milky Way System — noun the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky • Syn: ↑Milky Way, ↑Milky Way Galaxy • Hypernyms: ↑galaxy, ↑extragalactic nebula • Member… … Useful english dictionary
Milky Way — noun the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky • Syn: ↑Milky Way Galaxy, ↑Milky Way System • Hypernyms: ↑galaxy, ↑extragalactic nebula •… … Useful english dictionary
Milky Way — noun Date: 14th century 1. a broad luminous irregular band of light that stretches completely around the celestial sphere and is caused by the light of myriads of faint stars 2. Milky Way galaxy … New Collegiate Dictionary
