dwarf galaxy

noun

Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.

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Meanings

noundwarf galaxy (plural dwarf galaxies)

plural dwarf galaxies

  1. astronomyAny galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.

Translations

Catalan galàxia nana
  • galàxia nanasmall galaxy
Chinese Mandarin 矮星系
  • 矮星系 (ǎixīngxì)small galaxy
Esperanto nana galaksio
  • nana galaksiosmall galaxy
Finnish kääpiögalaksi
  • kääpiögalaksismall galaxy
French galaxie naine
  • galaxie nainesmall galaxy
German Zwerggalaxie
  • Zwerggalaxiesmall galaxy
Hindi बौनी मंदाकिनी
  • बौनी मंदाकिनी (baunī mandākinī)small galaxy
Hungarian törpegalaxis
  • törpegalaxissmall galaxy
Italian galassia nana
  • galassia nanasmall galaxy
Japanese 矮小銀河
  • 矮小銀河 (waishō ginga)small galaxy
Korean 왜소은하
  • 왜소은하 (waeso'eunha)small galaxy
Polish galaktyka karłowata
  • galaktyka karłowatasmall galaxy
Portuguese galáxia anã
  • galáxia anãsmall galaxy
Russian ка́рликовая гала́ктика
  • ка́рликовая гала́ктика (kárlikovaja galáktika)small galaxy
Spanish galaxia enana
  • galaxia enanasmall galaxy
Swedish dvärggalax
  • dvärggalaxsmall galaxy
Turkish cüce gökada
  • cüce gökadasmall galaxy
Cite this entry
APA

dwarf galaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarf%20galaxy

MLA

“dwarf galaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarf%20galaxy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dwarf galaxy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarf%20galaxy.

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