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dwarf spheroidal galaxy

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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  • Esperanto: nana sfera galaksio — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter
  • French: galaxie naine sphéroïdale — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter
  • Hindi: बौनी गोलाकार मंदाकिनी (baunī golākār mandākinī) — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter
  • Hungarian: törpe szferoidális galaxis — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter
  • Italian: galassia nana sferoidale — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter
  • Polish: karłowata galaktyka sferoidalna — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter
  • Portuguese: galáxia anã esferoidal — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter
  • Romanian: galaxie sferoidală pitică — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter
  • Spanish: galaxia enana esferoidal — faint galaxy that is devoid of gas with higher than normal proportion of dark matter