red spiral galaxy en · NOUN
Meanings
- A relatively rare type of galaxy (accounting for less than 2% of galaxies locally), a type of spiral galaxy which have a red-coloured presentation, and are found to be passive galaxies, galaxies which have ceased to form new stars, lacking young blue stars while rich in old red stars.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| red spiral galaxies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
disc galaxy · spiral galaxy · red galaxy · galaxy · galaxy
Relateds
barless spiral (spiral galaxy) · barred spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy) · barless spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy) · intermediate spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy) · grand design spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy) · unbarred spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy) · grand design spiral (spiral galaxy) · unbarred spiral (spiral galaxy) · intermediate spiral (spiral galaxy) · flocculent spiral (spiral galaxy) · Magellanic spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy) · spiral (spiral galaxy) · Magellanic spiral (spiral galaxy) · spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy) · barred spiral (spiral galaxy) · flocculent spiral galaxy (spiral galaxy)