lenticular galaxy

English

Noun

lenticular galaxy (plural lenticular galaxies)

(astronomy) 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.

Synonyms

S0, SA0

Derived terms

barred lenticular galaxy

Translations

galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter

Chinese:
Mandarin: 透鏡狀星系／透镜状星系 (bàngxuán xīngxì)
Esperanto: lensosimila galaksio
Finnish: linssimäinen galaksi
French: galaxie lenticulaire f
German: lentikuläre Galaxie f, linsenförmige Galaxie f
Japanese: レンズ状銀河 (renzujō ginga)
Korean: 렌즈형은하 (renjeuhyeong'eunha)
Thai: ดาราจักรชนิดลูกสะบ้า (daa-raa-jàk chá-nít lûuk-sà-bâa)
Turkish: merceksi galaksi
Vietnamese: thiên hà hình hạt đậu

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