Meanings
nounBL Lac object (plural BL Lac objects)
plural BL Lac objects
- astronomya type of active galaxy with an active galactic nucleus (AGN), named after its prototype, BL Lacertae
Synonyms: BL Lac, BL Lacertae object
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna type of active galaxy with an active galactic nucleus (AGN), named after its prototype, BL Lacertae
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Chinese Mandarin 蝎虎座BL型天體, 蠍虎BL天體 /蝎虎BL天体
- 蝎虎座BL型天體type of galaxy with AGN
- 蠍虎BL天體 /蝎虎BL天体type of galaxy with AGN
French objet BL Lacertae
- objet BL Lacertaetype of galaxy with AGN
German BL-Lacertae-Objekt
- BL-Lacertae-Objekttype of galaxy with AGN
Italian oggetti BL Lac
- oggetti BL Lactype of galaxy with AGN
Japanese とかげ座BL型天体
- とかげ座BL型天体 (tokageza bīerugata tentai)type of galaxy with AGN
Portuguese objeto BL Lac
- objeto BL Lactype of galaxy with AGN
Spanish objeto BL Lac
- objeto BL Lactype of galaxy with AGN
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BL Lac object. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BL%20Lac%20object
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“BL Lac object.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BL%20Lac%20object. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BL Lac object,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BL%20Lac%20object.
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