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Definition of Extragalactic
1. Adjective. Outside or beyond a galaxy. "Extragalactic nebula"
Partainyms: Galaxy
Definition of Extragalactic
1. Adjective. (astronomy) Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy. ¹
2. Adjective. (astronomy) Originating outside of a galaxy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Extragalactic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extragalactic
Literary usage of Extragalactic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The Galaxy has a spiral structure similar to that of some extragalactic nebula:.
... extragalactic NEBULAE Outside our own Galaxy there are large numbers of ..."
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