Meanings
nounelliptical galaxy (plural elliptical galaxies)
plural elliptical galaxies
- astronomyA type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Arabic مَجَرَة إِهْلِيجِيَّة
- مَجَرَة إِهْلِيجِيَّة (majara ʔihlījiyya)galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
Chinese Mandarin 橢圓星系 /椭圆星系
- 橢圓星系 /椭圆星系 (tuǒyuán xīngxì)galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
Esperanto elipsa galaksio
- elipsa galaksiogalaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
Finnish elliptinen galaksi
- elliptinen galaksigalaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
French galaxie elliptique
- galaxie elliptiquegalaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
Hindi अंडाकार मंदाकिनी
- अंडाकार मंदाकिनी (aṇḍākār mandākinī)galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
Japanese 楕円銀河
- 楕円銀河 (daen ginga)galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
Korean 타원은하
- 타원은하 (tawoneunha)galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
Polish galaktyka eliptyczna
- galaktyka eliptycznagalaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
Thai ดาราจักรรี
- ดาราจักรรี (daa-raa-jàk rii)galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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APA
elliptical galaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elliptical%20galaxy
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“elliptical galaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elliptical%20galaxy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elliptical galaxy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elliptical%20galaxy.
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