Phrase guide

irregular galaxy

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A galaxy which is has no spirals and is not elliptical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The Magellanic Clouds are irregular galaxies.

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Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَجَرَة غَيْر مُنْتَظِمَة (majara ḡayr muntaẓima) — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Arabic: مجرة غير منتظمة (magara ğayr muntaẓima) — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Catalan: galàxia irregular — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不規則星系 /不规则星系 (bùguīzé xīngxì) — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Dutch: onregelmatig sterrenstelsel — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Esperanto: malregula galaksio — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Finnish: epäsäännöllinen galaksi — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • French: galaxie irrégulière — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Galician: galaxia irregular — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • German: Irreguläre Galaxie — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Hindi: बेढंगी मंदाकिनी (beḍhaṅgī mandākinī) — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Indonesian: galaksi tak beraturan — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Italian: galassia irregolare — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Japanese: 不規則銀河 (fukisokuginga) — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Korean: 불규칙은하 (bulgyuchigeunha) — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Malay: galaksi tak nalar — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Polish: galaktyka nieregularna — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Spanish: galaxia irregular — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Thai: ดาราจักรไร้รูปแบบ (daa-raa-jàk rái rûup-bɛ̀ɛp) — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical
  • Vietnamese: thiên hà vô định hình — galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical