English
Noun
elliptical galaxy (plural elliptical galaxies)
- (astronomy) A type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image.
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galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile
- Arabic: مَجَرَة إِهْلِيجِيَّة f (majara ʔihlījiyya)
- Egyptian Arabic: مجرة إهليلجية f (magara ʔihliigeya), مجرة بيضاوية f (magara bayḍaweya)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 橢圓星系 / 椭圆星系 (tuǒyuán xīngxì)
- Esperanto: elipsa galaksio
- Finnish: elliptinen galaksi
- French: galaxie elliptique f
- Hindi: अंडाकार मंदाकिनी f (aṇḍākār mandākinī)
- Japanese: 楕円銀河 (ja) (daen ginga)
- Korean: 타원은하 (tawoneunha)
- Thai: ดาราจักรรี (daa-raa-jàk rii)
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