Phrase guide

spiral galaxy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whirlpool galaxy

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spiral nebula

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: galaxy, extragalactic nebula

Narrower terms: Andromeda galaxy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَجَرَة حَلَزُونِيَّة (majara ḥalazūniyya) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Arabic: مجرة حلزونية (magarra ḥalazuuniya) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Bulgarian: спира́лна гала́ктика (spirálna galáktika) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Chinese Mandarin: 螺旋星系 (luóxuán xīngxì) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Dutch: spiraalstelsel — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Esperanto: spirala galaksio — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Finnish: kierteisgalaksi — galaxy having a number of arms
  • French: galaxie spirale — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Galician: galaxia espiral — galaxy having a number of arms
  • German: Spiralgalaxie — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Hindi: सर्पिल मंदाकिनी (sarpil mandākinī) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Italian: galassia spirale — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Japanese: 渦巻銀河 (uzumaki ginga) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Korean: 나선은하 (naseoneunha) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Polish: galaktyka spiralna — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Russian: спира́льная гала́ктика (spirálʹnaja galáktika) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Serbo-Croatian: спирална галаксија (spiralna galaksija) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Sindhi: گھنڊيدار ڪهڪشان (gh̃ḍedār khkśā̃) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Spanish: galaxia espiral — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Thai: ดาราจักรชนิดก้นหอย (daa-raa-jàk chá-nít gôn-hɔ̌i) — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Turkish: sarmal galaksi — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Turkish: sarmal gök ada — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Vietnamese: thiên hà xoắn ốc — galaxy having a number of arms
  • Welsh: galaeth droellog — galaxy having a number of arms