galactic

ɡəˈlæk.tɪk

Definition

Definition of galactic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sizeextremely large or impactful

The company faced a galactic loss last year.

astronomical

cosmic

astronomy

TECH.

related to any galaxy in the universe

TECH.

The telescope captured stunning galactic images.

astronomical

cosmic

interstellar

Milky Way

TECH.

related to the Milky Way galaxy

TECH.

The galactic center is a point of interest for astronomers.

interstellar

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Expressions with galactic

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galactic halo

spherical region of stars and gas around a galaxy

The galactic halo contains older stars and extends beyond the visible galaxy..

active galactic nucleus

central galaxy region with high luminosity

The active galactic nucleus emits intense radiation.

galactic equator

great circle on the celestial sphere containing the galactic plane

The stars align along the galactic equator.

galactic plane

the plane passing through the spiral arms of the Galaxy

The solar system is located near the galactic plane.

Origin of galactic

Greek, galaxias (milky) + -tic (pertaining to)

Terms with galactic included in their meaning

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outflow

astronomy

gaseous material from a galactic nucleus

SGA

acr.

acr: Standard Galactic Alphabet

fictional alphabet used in video games

VSS

abbr.

abr: Virgin SpaceShip

spacecraft made by Virgin Galactic for space tourism

galactic equator

astronomy

great circle on the celestial sphere containing the galactic plane

Examples of galactic in a sentence

Their galactic success surprised everyone.
Scientists study galactic formations to understand the universe.
Galactic collisions can create new star systems.
Galactic events can affect our solar system.
The telescope captured a stunning galactic image.

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French:colossal, galactique, ...
German:galaktisch, astronomisch, ...
Italian:galattico, della Via Lattea, ...
Spanish:galáctico, de la galaxia, ...
Portuguese:galáctico, ...
Chinese:巨大的, 星系的, ...
Japanese:銀河系のような, 銀河の, ...
Arabic:ضَخْم, مَجَرِّيّ, ...
Hebrew:עָצוּם, גַּלַקְטִי, ...
Russian:огромный, галактический, ...
Ukrainian:грандіозний, галактичний, ...
Hindi:विशालकाय, आकाशगंगीय, ...
Bengali:বিশাল, গ্যালাক্সিসংক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:enorme, galàctic, ...
Czech:obrovský, galaktický, ...
Danish:galaktisk, mælkevejs-, ...
Dutch:kolossaal, galactisch, ...
Greek:τεράστιος, γαλαξιακός, ...
Hungarian:óriási, galaktikus, ...
Khmer:មហាសាល, កាឡាក់ស៊ី, ...
Korean:거대한, 은하의, ...
Persian:عظیم, کهکشانی, ...
Polish:ogromny, galaktyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):gigantesco, galáctico, ...
Romanian:uriaș, galactic, ...
Swedish:enorm, galaktisk, ...
Thai:มหาศาล, เกี่ยวกับดาราจักร, ...
Turkish:devasa, galaktik, ...
Vietnamese:khổng lồ, thiên hà, ...

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Definition of galactic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Expressions with galactic

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Examples of galactic in a sentence

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