superluminous spiral galaxy

noun

a type of supergiant spiral galaxy of the local universe that is much larger than most giant spiral galaxies, and whose stellar creation rate is much higher than typical spiral galaxies because it is more luminous

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super spiral
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Meanings

nounsuperluminous spiral galaxy (plural superluminous spiral galaxies)

plural superluminous spiral galaxies

  1. astronomya type of supergiant spiral galaxy of the local universe that is much larger than most giant spiral galaxies, and whose stellar creation rate is much higher than typical spiral galaxies because it is more luminous

    Synonyms: super spiral

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna type of supergiant spiral galaxy of the local universe that is much larger than most giant spiral galaxies, and whose stellar creation rate is much higher than typical spiral galaxies because it is more luminous

Similar
super spiral

Origin

superluminous + spiral galaxy

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

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