Meanings
adjectivegalactocentric (not comparable)
- not comparableastronomyHaving a galactic center at its center.
a galactocentric orbit
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a galactocentric coordinate system
- not comparableastronomyHaving an entire galaxy at its center.
- not comparableastronomyOf or relating to galactocentrism, the theory according to which the Milky Way is at or near the center of the Universe.
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Translations
Arabic مَجَرِّيّ الْمَرْكَز
- مَجَرِّيّ الْمَرْكَز (majarriyy al-markaz)Translations
French galactocentrique
- galactocentriqueTranslations
Italian galattocentrico
- galattocentricoTranslations
Persian کهکشانمرکزی
- کهکشانمرکزی (kahkašân-markazi)Translations
Russian галактоцентрический
- галактоцентрический (galaktocentričeskij)Translations
Spanish galactocéntrico
- galactocéntricoTranslations
Turkish galaksi merkezli
- galaksi merkezliTranslations
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APA
galactocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactocentric
MLA
“galactocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactocentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactocentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactocentric.
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