SPIRAL GALAXY

Meaning of SPIRAL GALAXY in English

[spiral galaxy] n (1913): a galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend concentrations of matter forming curved arms--called also spiral nebula

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SPIRAL GALAXY — noun Date: 1913 a galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend curved arms of higher luminosity
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPIRAL GALAXY — noun : a galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend concentrations of matter forming curved arms …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIRAL GALAXY — Astron. a galaxy having a spiral structure. [ 1910-15 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRAL GALAXY — Date: 1913 : a galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend curved arms of higher luminosity …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPIRAL GALAXY — Function: noun Date: 1913 : a galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend curved arms of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPIRAL GALAXY — Спиральная галактика
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRAL GALAXY — спиральная галактика
Англо-Русский физический словарь
SPIRAL GALAXY — Спиральная галактика
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRAL — adj spiral n 1. spiral; 2. hairspring
Interlingua English vocab
GALAXY — I Any of the billions of systems of star s and interstellar matter that make up the universe . Galaxies …
Английский словарь Британика
SPIRAL — I. spi·ral ˈspīrəl adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira coil + -alis -al — more at spire 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GALAXY — ˈgaləksē, -si sometimes ˈgāl- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English galaxie, galaxias, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIRAL — (a.) Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIRAL — — spirality /spuy ral"i tee/ , n. — spirally , adv. /spuy"reuhl/ , n., adj., v., spiraled, spiraling or ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GALAXY — /gal"euhk see/ , n. , pl. galaxies . 1. Astron. a. a large system of stars held together by mutual …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIRAL — I. ˈspī-rəl adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira coil — more at spire Date: 1551 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GALAXY — noun ( plural -ax·ies ) Etymology: Middle English galaxie, galaxias, from Late Latin galaxias, from Greek, from galakt-, gala milk; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
GALAXY — noun a splendid assemblage of persons or things. 2. galaxy ·noun the milky way; that luminous tract, or belt, which …
Webster English vocab
GALAXY — ■ noun ( plural galaxies ) 1》 a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPIRAL — [spi.ral] adj [ML spiralis, fr. L spira coil--more at spire] (1551) 1 a: winding around a center or pole and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GALAXY — [gal.axy] n, pl -ax.ies [ME galaxie, galaxias, fr. LL galaxias, fr. Gk, fr. galakt-, gala milk; akin to L lac …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPIRAL — plane curve that, in general, unwinds around a point while moving ever farther from the point. Many kinds of spiral …
Britannica English vocabulary
GALAXY — any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the Cosmos. Many such assemblages are so enormous …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPIRAL — spiral BrE AmE ˈspaɪ ə r ə l ▷ spiral|ed, ~led d ▷ spiral|ing, ~ling ɪŋ ▷ spiral|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPIRAL — / ˈspaɪrəl; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. a shape or design, consisting of a continuous …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GALAXY — / ˈgæləksi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] any of the large systems of stars, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRAL — I. spi ‧ ral 1 /ˈspaɪərəl $ ˈspaɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GALAXY — Galaxy BrE AmE trademark 1 . a type of chocolate bar made of light-brown chocolate by the British company Rowntree …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GALAXY — gal ‧ ax ‧ y /ˈɡæləksi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural galaxies ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
GALAXY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of many independent systems of stars, gas, dust, etc., held together by gravitational attraction. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GALAXY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of many independent systems of stars, gas, dust, etc., held together by gravitational attraction. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
GALAXY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. any of many independent systems of stars, gas, dust, etc., held together by gravitational attraction. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SPIRAL — ( spirals, spiralling, spiralled) Note: in AM, use 'spiraling', 'spiraled' 1. A spiral is a shape which winds round and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GALAXY — see galaxy
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GALAXY — also Galaxy ( galaxies) 1. A galaxy is an extremely large group of stars and planets that extends over many …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIRAL — (~s, ~ling, ~led) Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed' 1. A ~ is a shape which winds round and round, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GALAXY — see galaxy
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPIRAL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES downward spiral ▪ She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GALAXY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a distant planet/galaxy/star ▪ They saw telescope images of the distant planet Neptune. COLLOCATIONS FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GALAXY — [noun] [C] - one of the independent groups of stars in the universeAstronomers at the University of California discovered one …
Cambridge English vocab
GALAXY — n. Andromeda Galaxy Milky Way Galaxy cluster of galaxies
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GALAXY — n. Any of the billions of systems of star s and interstellar matter that make up the universe . Galaxies …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GALAXY — Synonyms and related words : Milky Way, Via Lactea, army, barred spiral, barred spiral galaxy, big name, celebrity, cluster, cohue, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GALAXY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ distant , remote ▪ nearby , nearest , neighbouring/neighboring ▪ known ▪ young ▪ large , massive …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GALAXY — n. 25B6; noun a distant galaxy : STAR SYSTEM, solar system, constellation; stars. See list. a galaxy of the rock …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GALAXY — < language > An extensible language in the vein of EL/1 and RCC . ["Introduction to the Galaxy Language", Anne …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SPIRAL — 1. сущ. 1) а) спираль, винтовая линия - helix spiral of Archimedes б) виток (спирали) Syn : coil I 1. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GALAXY — (астрономия) Млечный путь, Галактика галактика - * of galaxies (астрономия) метагалактика плеяда - a * of talent плеяда талантливых людей …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRAL — spiral.ogg _I 1. ʹspaı(ə)rəl n 1. спираль low spiral - передняя горизонтальная спираль «ласточка» ( фигурное катание ) 2. спираль, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GALAXY — galaxy.ogg ʹgæləksı n 1. 1> (Galaxy) астр. Млечный путь, Галактика 2> галактика galaxy of galaxies - астр. метагалактика 2. плеяда …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GALAXY — Галактика, Млечный путь - principal galaxy
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GALAXY — сущ.1) астрон. Галактика, Млечный путь 2) плеяда (тж. перен.) a galaxy of artists — плеяда художников
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPIRAL — _I 1. ʹspaı(ə)rəl n 1. спираль low spiral - передняя горизонтальная спираль «ласточка» ( фигурное катание ) 2. спираль, предмет …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GALAXY — n 1. 1> (Galaxy) астр. Млечный путь, Галактика 2> галактика galaxy of galaxies - астр. метагалактика 2. плеяда a galaxy …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPIRAL — 1. сущ. 1) а) спираль, винтовая линия - helix - spiral of Archimedes б) виток ( спирали ) Syn: coil …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPIRAL — 1. сущ. 1) а) спираль, винтовая линия - helix - spiral of Archimedes б) виток (спирали) Syn: coil I 1. • - inflationary spiral Syn: spire II 2) что-л., имеющее форму спирали а) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPIRAL — 1) винтовая линия; винтовая поверхность, геликоидальная поверхность || винтовой; геликоидальный 2) спираль || спиральный; спиралеобразный 3) змеевик • to spiral …
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