Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - galaxy
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also Galaxy (galaxies) 1. A galaxy is an extremely large group of stars and planets that extends over many billions of light years. Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy. N-COUNT 2. The Galaxy is the extremely large group of stars and planets to which the Earth and the Solar System belong. The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars. N-PROPER: the N 3. If you talk about a galaxy of people from a particular profession, you mean a group of them who are all famous or important. He is one of a small galaxy of Dutch stars on German television. = array N-SING: N of n GALAXY see galaxy ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -axies) Etymology: Middle English galaxie, galaxias, from Late Latin galaxias, from Greek, from galakt-, gala milk; akin to Latin lac milk Date: 14th century 1. a. often capitalized Milky Way ~ — used with the b. any of the very large groups of stars and associated matter that are found throughout the universe 2. a. an assemblage of brilliant or notable persons or things a ~ of artists b. world 11 remained galaxies apart on the issue — Newsweek ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of many independent systems of stars, gas, dust, etc., held together by gravitational attraction. 2 (the Galaxy) the galaxy of which the solar system is a part. 3 (the Galaxy) the irregular luminous band of stars indistinguishable to the naked eye encircling the heavens, the Milky Way. 4 (foll. by of) a brilliant company or gathering. Etymology: ME f. OF galaxie f. med.L galaxia, LL galaxias f. Gk f. gala galaktos milk ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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"Гэлакси" Название военно-транспортного самолета Си-5 А C-5A, приспособленного для дозаправки в воздухе ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. астр. Млечный путь, Галактика 2. галактика galaxy of galaxies —- астр. метагалактика 3. плеяда a galaxy of talent —- плеяда талантливых людей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) astr. Галактика, Млечный путь 2) плеяда (тж. перен.) GALE I noun 1) шторм; буря; ветер от 7 до 10 баллов 2) взрыв, вспышка gales of laughter - взрывы смеха 3) poet. ветерок, зефир Syn: see wind II noun bot. восковник (обыкновенный) III noun периодическая выплата ренты ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1380, from L.L. galaxias "Milky Way," from Gk. galaxis (adj.), from gala (gen. galaktos) "milk." The technical astronomical sense emerged 1848. Milky Way is a translation of L. via lactea. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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