extragalactic

Adjective

Meaning

outside or beyond a galaxy

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Synonyms

galactic astrophysical foreign interstellar collection astronomical alien planetary heavenly interplanetary outlandish astral nebulous meteoric extramural

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Antonyms

small normal ordinary usual familiar everyday

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Related terms

galaxy galactic extraterrestrial intergalactic extrasolar extraplanetary

Phrases with the word

extragalactic cloud extragalactic medium

Examples

extragalactic nebula Source: Internet

Aberration due to this motion is known as secular aberration and affects the apparent positions of distant stars and extragalactic objects. Source: Internet

Schilling 2002, p. 118–123 Within a few months, the controversy about the distance scale ended: GRBs were extragalactic events originating within faint galaxies at enormous distances. Source: Internet

Clusters are quite prominent in X-ray surveys and along with AGN are the brightest X-ray emitting extragalactic objects. Source: Internet

These postulations opened new horizons for astronomy: for the first time extending astronomy beyond the solar system to galactic and extragalactic realms. Source: Internet

Thus the observed radiation density (the sky brightness of extragalactic background light ) can be independent of finiteness of the Universe. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

extrafoveally extraframework extrafusal extragalactic background light extragalactic cloud extragalactic medium