irregular galaxy

English

Noun

irregular galaxy (plural irregular galaxies)

(astronomy) A galaxy which is has no spirals and is not elliptical.
The Magellanic Clouds are irregular galaxies.

Abbreviations

IrG, Irr

Derived terms

dwarf irregular galaxy
barred irregular galaxy

Translations

galaxy which has no spiral and is not elliptical

Arabic: مَجَرَة غَيْر مُنْتَظِمَة‎‎ f (majara ḡayr muntaẓima)
Egyptian Arabic: مجرة غير منتظمة‎‎ f (magara ğayr muntaẓima)

Esperanto: malregula galaksio

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