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A type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مَجَرَة إِهْلِيجِيَّة
(majara ʔihlījiyya)
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Arabic:
مجرة إهليلجية
(magara ʔihliigeya)
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Arabic:
مجرة بيضاوية
(magara bayḍaweya)
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Chinese Mandarin:
橢圓星系 /椭圆星系
(tuǒyuán xīngxì)
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Esperanto:
elipsa galaksio
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Finnish:
elliptinen galaksi
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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French:
galaxie elliptique
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Galician:
galaxia elíptica
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Hindi:
अंडाकार मंदाकिनी
(aṇḍākār mandākinī)
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Japanese:
楕円銀河
(daen ginga)
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Korean:
타원은하
(tawoneunha)
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Polish:
galaktyka eliptyczna
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
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Thai:
ดาราจักรรี
(daa-raa-jàk rii)
— galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
