collisional ring galaxy

noun

A type of galaxy that is annulus-shaped, as the result of having collided with another galaxy, that punched through the now collisional ring galaxy's former disc, producing the ring.

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Meanings

nouncollisional ring galaxy (plural collisional ring galaxies)

plural collisional ring galaxies

  1. astronomyA type of galaxy that is annulus-shaped, as the result of having collided with another galaxy, that punched through the now collisional ring galaxy's former disc, producing the ring.

    Synonyms: CRG

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of galaxy that is annulus-shaped, as the result of having collided with another galaxy, that punched through the now collisional ring galaxy's former disc, producing the ring.

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CRG
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