"extragalactic" meaning in English

See extragalactic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-extragalactic.wav
Etymology: From extra- + galactic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|extra|galactic}} extra- + galactic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} extragalactic (not comparable)
  1. (astronomy) Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (originating outside of the Milky Way): extragalactique [feminine, masculine] (French), eachtar-réaltrach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-extragalactic-en-adj-0xgYmAP2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with extra-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Interstellar travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with extra-: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 33 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 29 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 31 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 53 25 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 31 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 53 24 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 42 30 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 47 28 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 47 28 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Interstellar travel: 41 32 27 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'originating outside of the Milky Way': 77 12 11
  2. (astronomy) Originating outside of any galaxy. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-extragalactic-en-adj-rLcQl209 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with extra-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with extra-: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 29 32 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (science fiction) Originating outside of the local galaxy. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-extragalactic-en-adj-H1RFmQFA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with extra-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with extra-: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 29 32 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: extragalactic background light Related terms: extraplanetary, extrasolar, extraterrestrial, Galactic, galactic, galaxy, intergalactic, intragalactic, supergalactic, transgalactic Translations (originating outside of a galaxy): ekstergalaksia (Esperanto), extragalactique [feminine, masculine] (French), eachtar-réaltrach (Irish), estragalattico (Italian), extragalattico (Italian), فراکهکشانی (farâkahkešâni) (Persian), pozagalaktyczny (Polish), ekstragalaktyczny [masculine] (Polish), extragalactic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), extragaláctico (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'originating outside of a galaxy': 36 33 31
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