AGN

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A form of active galactic nucleus — A compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion of the (measurable) electromagnetic spectrum.

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Meanings

nounAGN (plural AGNs or AGNe or AGNi)

plural AGNs · plural AGNe · plural AGNi

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of active galactic nucleus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
active galactic nucleus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

AGN. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AGN

MLA

“AGN.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AGN. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “AGN,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AGN.

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