superluminous spiral galaxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a type of supergiant spiral galaxy of the local universe that is much larger than most giant spiral galaxies, and whose stellar creation rate is much higher than typical spiral galaxies because it is more luminous

Word forms

superluminous spiral galaxy superluminous spiral galaxies

Etymology

superluminous + spiral galaxy

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