lenticular galaxy

noun

A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

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S0SA0
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Meanings

nounlenticular galaxy (plural lenticular galaxies)

plural lenticular galaxies

  1. astronomyA galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

    Synonyms: S0, SA0

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

Similar
S0SA0

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 透鏡狀星系 /透镜状星系
  • 透鏡狀星系 /透镜状星系 (bàngxuán xīngxì)galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Esperanto lensosimila galaksio
  • lensosimila galaksiogalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Finnish linssimäinen galaksi
  • linssimäinen galaksigalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
French galaxie lenticulaire
  • galaxie lenticulairegalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
German lentikuläre Galaxie, linsenförmige Galaxie
  • lentikuläre Galaxiegalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • linsenförmige Galaxiegalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Hindi वृत्ताभ मंदाकिनी
  • वृत्ताभ मंदाकिनी (vŕttābh mandākinī)galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Japanese レンズ状銀河
  • レンズ状銀河 (renzujō ginga)galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Korean 렌즈형은하
  • 렌즈형은하 (renjeuhyeong'eunha)galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Polish galaktyka soczewkowata
  • galaktyka soczewkowatagalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Spanish galaxia lenticular
  • galaxia lenticulargalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Thai ดาราจักรชนิดลูกสะบ้า
  • ดาราจักรชนิดลูกสะบ้า (daa-raa-jàk chá-nít lûuk-sà-bâa)galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Turkish merceksi galaksi
  • merceksi galaksigalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Vietnamese thiên hà hình hạt đậu
  • thiên hà hình hạt đậugalaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
Cite this entry
APA

lenticular galaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lenticular%20galaxy

MLA

“lenticular galaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lenticular%20galaxy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lenticular galaxy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lenticular%20galaxy.

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