"galactic disc" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: galactic discs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} galactic disc (plural galactic discs)
  1. (astronomy) A thin, circular distribution of stars and stellar material in a spiral or lenticular galaxy which orbits around the galactic center. Hypernyms: disc Translations (Translations): 星系盤 /星系盘 (xīngxìpán) (Chinese Mandarin), galaktik disk (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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        "(astronomy) A thin, circular distribution of stars and stellar material in a spiral or lenticular galaxy which orbits around the galactic center."
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