extragalactic

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ galactic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

extragalactic (not comparable)

1. (astronomy) Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.

   Antonyms: galactic, Galactic

   Extragalactic astronomy is the study of things outside the Milky Way.

2. (astronomy) Originating outside of any galaxy.

   Antonyms: galactic, intragalactic

   Coordinate term: intergalactic

3. (science fiction) Originating outside of the local galaxy.

   Antonym: galactic

Derived terms

• extragalactic background light

Related terms

• extraplanetary
• extrasolar
• extraterrestrial
• Galactic
• galactic
• galaxy
• intergalactic
• intragalactic
• supergalactic
• transgalactic

 

Translations

originating outside of the Milky Way

• French: extragalactique (fr) m or f
• Irish: eachtar-réaltrach

originating outside of a galaxy

• Esperanto: ekstergalaksia, ekstergalaksia
• French: extragalactique (fr) m or f
• Irish: eachtar-réaltrach
• Italian: estragalattico, extragalattico
• Persian: فراکهکشانی (farâkahkešâni)
• Polish: pozagalaktyczny (pl), ekstragalaktyczny m
• Romanian: extragalactic (ro) m or n
• Spanish: extragaláctico

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French extragalactique. By surface analysis, extra- +‎ galactic.

Adjective

extragalactic m or n (feminine singular extragalactică, masculine plural extragalactici, feminine and neuter plural extragalactice)

1. extragalactic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	extragalactic		extragalactică		extragalactici	extragalactice
	definite	extragalacticul		extragalactica		extragalacticii	extragalacticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	extragalactic		extragalactice		extragalactici	extragalactice
	definite	extragalacticului		extragalacticei		extragalacticilor	extragalacticelor