Meanings
nounirregular galaxy (plural irregular galaxies)
plural irregular galaxies
- astronomyA galaxy which is has no spirals and is not elliptical.
The Magellanic Clouds are irregular galaxies.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Arabic مَجَرَة غَيْر مُنْتَظِمَة
- مَجَرَة غَيْر مُنْتَظِمَة (majara ḡayr muntaẓima)galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Catalan galàxia irregular
- galàxia irregulargalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Chinese Mandarin 不規則星系 /不规则星系
- 不規則星系 /不规则星系 (bùguīzé xīngxì)galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Dutch onregelmatig sterrenstelsel
- onregelmatig sterrenstelselgalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Esperanto malregula galaksio
- malregula galaksiogalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Finnish epäsäännöllinen galaksi
- epäsäännöllinen galaksigalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
French galaxie irrégulière
- galaxie irrégulièregalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
German Irreguläre Galaxie
- Irreguläre Galaxiegalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Hindi बेढंगी मंदाकिनी
- बेढंगी मंदाकिनी (beḍhaṅgī mandākinī)galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Indonesian galaksi tak beraturan
- galaksi tak beraturangalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Italian galassia irregolare
- galassia irregolaregalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Japanese 不規則銀河
- 不規則銀河 (fukisokuginga)galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Korean 불규칙은하
- 불규칙은하 (bulgyuchigeunha)galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Malay galaksi tak nalar
- galaksi tak nalargalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Polish galaktyka nieregularna
- galaktyka nieregularnagalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Spanish galaxia irregular
- galaxia irregulargalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Thai ดาราจักรไร้รูปแบบ
- ดาราจักรไร้รูปแบบ (daa-raa-jàk rái rûup-bɛ̀ɛp)galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Vietnamese thiên hà vô định hình
- thiên hà vô định hìnhgalaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
Cite this entry
APA
irregular galaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregular%20galaxy
MLA
“irregular galaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregular%20galaxy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irregular galaxy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregular%20galaxy.
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