English Explanatory Dictionary

lenticular galaxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

Word forms

lenticular galaxy lenticular galaxies

Synonyms

S0 SA0

Related words

elliptical galaxy spiral galaxy barred spiral galaxy irregular galaxy

Derived words

barred lenticular galaxy
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