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dwarf spheroidal galaxy en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda
   • The inventory keeps growing, and the latest recruit is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy, meaning no gas and not many more than 10⁶⁻⁷ stars, that has the bad luck to be almost on the far side of the galactic centre from us. 1994 Beam Line: Fall Winter 1994

Forms

Relateds

dwarf elliptical galaxy · dwarf galaxy · elliptical galaxy

Synonyms

dSph · dwarf spheroidal

Translations (9)

fr galaxie naine sphéroïdale (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter) · eo nana sfera galaksio (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter) · hi बौनी गोलाकार मंदाकिनी (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter) · pt galáxia anã esferoidal (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter) · it galassia nana sferoidale (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter) · pl karłowata galaktyka sferoidalna (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter) · hu törpe szferoidális galaxis (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter) · ro galaxie sferoidală pitică (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter) · es galaxia enana esferoidal (faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter)