Dictionary

extragalactic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English galactic English extragalactic From extra- + galactic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.
   • Extragalactic astronomy is the study of things outside the Milky Way.
2. (not-comparable) Originating outside of any galaxy.
3. (not-comparable) Originating outside of the local galaxy.

Antonyms

galactic · intragalactic · Galactic · galactic · galactic

Coordinates

intergalactic

Deriveds

extragalactic background light

Relateds

extraterrestrial · Galactic · transgalactic · intergalactic · extrasolar · intragalactic · extraplanetary · galaxy · galactic · supergalactic

Translations (14)

fr extragalactique (originating outside of the Milky Way) · pl pozagalaktyczny (originating outside of the Milky Way) · pl ekstragalaktyczny (originating outside of the Milky Way) · eo ekstergalaksia (originating outside of a galaxy) · pl pozagalaktyczny (originating outside of a galaxy) · it extragalattico (originating outside of a galaxy) · ga eachtar-réaltrach (originating outside of a galaxy) · ro extragalactic (originating outside of a galaxy) · pl ekstragalaktyczny (originating outside of a galaxy) · it estragalattico (originating outside of a galaxy) · fr extragalactique (originating outside of a galaxy) · es extragaláctico (originating outside of a galaxy) · ga eachtar-réaltrach (originating outside of the Milky Way) · fa فراکهکشانی (originating outside of a galaxy)