galactic center

See also: Galactic Center

English

Noun

galactic center (plural galactic centers)

1. (astronomy) The central region of a galaxy.

   Synonym: galactic bulge

   Hyponym: the Galactic Center

   • 2012, Herwig Dejonghe, Harm J. Habing, Galactic Bulges:

     However, the triggering mechanism for starbursts and the mechanism of the high mass supply rate of gas into a galactic center are still unclear.

Translations

Translations

• French: centre galactique m
• German: galaktisches Zentrum m
• Indonesian: kelasa galaksi
• Italian: centro galattico m
• Russian: галакти́ческий центр (ru) m (galaktíčeskij centr)

Proper noun

galactic center

1. Alternative letter-case form of Galactic Center