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lenticular galaxy

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 透鏡狀星系 /透镜状星系 (bàngxuán xīngxì) — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Esperanto: lensosimila galaksio — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Finnish: linssimäinen galaksi — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • French: galaxie lenticulaire — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Galician: galaxia lenticular — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • German: lentikuläre Galaxie — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • German: linsenförmige Galaxie — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Hindi: वृत्ताभ मंदाकिनी (vŕttābh mandākinī) — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Japanese: レンズ状銀河 (renzujō ginga) — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Korean: 렌즈형은하 (renjeuhyeong'eunha) — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Polish: galaktyka soczewkowata — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Spanish: galaxia lenticular — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Thai: ดาราจักรชนิดลูกสะบ้า (daa-raa-jàk chá-nít lûuk-sà-bâa) — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Turkish: merceksi galaksi — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter
  • Vietnamese: thiên hà hình hạt đậu — galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter