English Explanatory Dictionary

dwarf spheroidal galaxy

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Meanings

noun

A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda

Word forms

dwarf spheroidal galaxy dwarf spheroidal galaxies

Synonyms

dwarf spheroidal dSph

Related words

dwarf galaxy dwarf elliptical galaxy elliptical galaxy

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