"green pea galaxy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: green pea galaxies [plural]
Etymology: From the resemblance to the vegetable. From being a galaxy having a greenish tinge, and being small and round like a pea. Etymology templates: {{l|en|galaxy}} galaxy, {{l|en|greenish}} greenish, {{l|en|pea}} pea Head templates: {{en-noun|head=green pea galaxy}} green pea galaxy (plural green pea galaxies)
  1. (astronomy) A type of galaxy, found in the local universe, that are active, undergoing high rates of star formation, which provides a green tinge, and are compact, visually appearing akin to peas. These active galaxies have strong oxygen emission lines and no active galactic nucleus (“AGN”), similar to small galaxies in the distant early universe, but unlike those in the nearby contemporary universe. Wikipedia link: en:pea galaxy Categories (topical): Astronomy, Galaxies Synonyms: GP, GPG, GP galaxy, green pea, greenpea, pea, pea galaxy, greenpea galaxy Hypernyms: active galaxy, compact galaxy, emission-line galaxy, ELG, galaxy, oxygen-line galaxy, starburst galaxy Derived forms: GP, GPG, GP galaxy, green bean galaxy, greenpea, green pea, pea, pea galaxy Related terms: galaxy, green, green galaxy, green pea, pea
    Sense id: en-green_pea_galaxy-en-noun-sLMLEvA0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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