English Explanatory Dictionary

collisional ring galaxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of galaxy that is annulus-shaped, as the result of having collided with another galaxy, that punched through the now collisional ring galaxy's former disc, producing the ring.

Word forms

collisional ring galaxy collisional ring galaxies

Synonyms

CRG

Related words

collisional ring collisional ring system

Derived words

CRG
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