Spiral Galaxy Definition

spīrəl
noun
A galaxy having the visible form of a spiral.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
spiral galaxy
Plural:
spiral-galaxies

Spiral Galaxy Sentence Examples

  • We chose to observe NGC 253, which at a distance of 10 million light years is the nearest starburst spiral galaxy.

  • Through an extraordinary chance alignment, a face-on spiral galaxy lies precisely in front of another larger spiral.

  • It is believed that the LMC was once a barred spiral galaxy that was disrupted by the Milky Way to become somewhat irregular.

  • The beautiful galaxy NGC 3982 is a typical spiral galaxy and looks similar to our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

  • M51 is a face on spiral galaxy with a companion on its north edge that appears to be colliding with M51.

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