galactic center

See also: Galactic Center

English

Noun

galactic center (plural galactic centers)

(astronomy) The central region of a galaxy.
Synonym: galactic bulge

Hyponym: the Galactic Center
- 2012, Herwig Dejonghe, Harm J. Habing, Galactic Bulges:
  However, the triggering mechanism for starbursts and the mechanism of the high mass supply rate of gas into a galactic center are still unclear.

Translations

Translations

French: centre galactique m
German: galaktisches Zentrum m
Italian: centro galattico m
Russian: галакти́ческий центр (ru) m (galaktíčeskij centr)

Proper noun

galactic center

Alternative letter-case form of Galactic Center

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