Meanings
noundwarf spheroidal (plural dwarf spheroidals)
plural dwarf spheroidals
- astronomyA dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Slightly larger dwarf spheroidals are known to be the single most common kind of galaxy in rich clusters like that seen past the constellation Virgo.
1994 Beam Line: Fall 1997
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