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barred spiral galaxy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 棒旋星系 (tòujìngzhuàng xīngxì) — spiral galaxy
  • Dutch: balkspiraalstelsel — spiral galaxy
  • Finnish: sauvaspiraaligalaksi — spiral galaxy
  • Finnish: sauvakierregalaksi — spiral galaxy
  • French: galaxie spirale barrée — spiral galaxy
  • Galician: galaxia espiral barrada — spiral galaxy
  • German: Balkenspiralgalaxie — spiral galaxy
  • Hindi: डन्डीय सर्पिल मंदाकिनी (ḍanḍīya sarpil mandākinī) — spiral galaxy
  • Japanese: 棒渦巻銀河 (bou uzumaki ginga) — spiral galaxy
  • Korean: 막대나선은하 (makdaenaseoneunha) — spiral galaxy
  • Polish: galaktyka spiralna z poprzeczką — spiral galaxy
  • Thai: ดาราจักรชนิดก้นหอยมีคาน (daa-raa-jàk chá-nít gôn-hɔ̌i mii kaan) — spiral galaxy
  • Turkish: çubuklu sarmal galaksi — spiral galaxy
  • Turkish: çubuklu sarmal gök ada — spiral galaxy