Meanings
nounMarkarian galaxy (plural Markarian galaxies)
plural Markarian galaxies
- astronomyAny of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.
Origin
From Markarian (Armenian surname) + galaxy. Named after Benjamin Markarian, an Armenian astrophysicist who discovered this class of galaxies.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian гала́ктика Маркаря́на
- гала́ктика Маркаря́на (galáktika Markarjána)class of galaxies
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