elliptical galaxy

English

Noun

elliptical galaxy (plural elliptical galaxies)

A galaxy having a smooth, featureless light-profile. It is one of the three main classes of galaxies originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work “The Realm of the Nebulae”.

Abbreviations

ElG, E

Derived terms

giant elliptical galaxy, gE
dwarf elliptical galaxy, dE, DEG

Translations

galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile

Arabic: مَجَرَة إِهْلِيجِيَّة‎‎ f (majara ʾihlījiyya)
Egyptian Arabic: مجرة إهليلجية‎‎ f (magara ʔihliigeya), مجرة بيضاوية‎‎ f (magara bayḍaweya)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 橢圓星系

Esperanto: elipsa galaksio
Japanese: 楕円銀河 (daen ginga)
Korean: 타원은하 (tawoneunha)

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