English Explanatory Dictionary

galaxy filament

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A massive, threadlike formation of gravitationally bound galaxies forming the boundaries between large voids in the universe.

Word forms

galaxy filament galaxy filaments

Synonyms

filament of galaxies great wall supercluster complex

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