spiral galaxy

noun

A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.

Similar
whirlpool galaxyspiral nebula
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Meanings

nounspiral galaxy (plural spiral galaxies)

plural spiral galaxies

  1. astronomyA galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.

    Synonyms: whirlpool galaxy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.

Similar
whirlpool galaxy

More synonyms by meaning

nouna galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center

Similar
spiral nebula
Broader
galaxyextragalactic nebula
Also see
spiral nebulawhirlpool galaxy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مَجَرَة حَلَزُونِيَّة
  • مَجَرَة حَلَزُونِيَّة (majara ḥalazūniyya)galaxy having a number of arms
Bulgarian спира́лна гала́ктика
  • спира́лна гала́ктика (spirálna galáktika)galaxy having a number of arms
Chinese Mandarin 螺旋星系
  • 螺旋星系 (luóxuán xīngxì)galaxy having a number of arms
Dutch spiraalstelsel
  • spiraalstelselgalaxy having a number of arms
Esperanto spirala galaksio
  • spirala galaksiogalaxy having a number of arms
Finnish kierteisgalaksi
  • kierteisgalaksigalaxy having a number of arms
French galaxie spirale
  • galaxie spiralegalaxy having a number of arms
German Spiralgalaxie
  • Spiralgalaxiegalaxy having a number of arms
Hindi सर्पिल मंदाकिनी
  • सर्पिल मंदाकिनी (sarpil mandākinī)galaxy having a number of arms
Italian galassia spirale
  • galassia spiralegalaxy having a number of arms
Japanese 渦巻銀河
  • 渦巻銀河 (uzumaki ginga)galaxy having a number of arms
Korean 나선은하
  • 나선은하 (naseoneunha)galaxy having a number of arms
Polish galaktyka spiralna
  • galaktyka spiralnagalaxy having a number of arms
Russian спира́льная гала́ктика
  • спира́льная гала́ктика (spirálʹnaja galáktika)galaxy having a number of arms
Spanish galaxia espiral
  • galaxia espiralgalaxy having a number of arms
Thai ดาราจักรชนิดก้นหอย
  • ดาราจักรชนิดก้นหอย (daa-raa-jàk chá-nít gôn-hɔ̌i)galaxy having a number of arms
Turkish sarmal galaksi, sarmal gök ada
  • sarmal galaksigalaxy having a number of arms
  • sarmal gök adagalaxy having a number of arms
Vietnamese thiên hà xoắn ốc
  • thiên hà xoắn ốcgalaxy having a number of arms
Welsh galaeth droellog
  • galaeth droelloggalaxy having a number of arms
Cite this entry
APA

spiral galaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiral%20galaxy

MLA

“spiral galaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiral%20galaxy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiral galaxy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiral%20galaxy.

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