galactic
IPA: gʌɫˈæktɪk
noun
- (science fiction, fantasy) Denoting the name of a universal language spoken throughout a galaxy in various works.
adjective
- Relating to a galaxy.
- (astronomy, specifically, sometimes capitalized) Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.
- (figuratively) Enormous (in size or impact).
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.
- Pertaining to the Milky Way Galaxy.
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Examples of "galactic" in Sentences
- And it was along the galactic axis.
- Black holes at the galactic center.
- Galactic evolution and distribution.
- At the extreme of interactions are galactic mergers.
- And galactic for Eurobeat and galactic and fast music.
- The star component of the galactic disk is called the stellar disk.
- Gulp think of the gravity waves for two merging galactic black holes
- During the Galactic Civil War, the Empire ruthlessly controlled the region.
- The gas and dust component of the galactic disk is called the gaseous disk.
- The directions perpendicular to the galactic plane point to the galactic poles.
- Your a Republic soldier caught up in galactic intrigue on a grand scale - and the game really brings you into this.
- Their lives mix and intertwine throughout the following years to a climax that rivals anything by Stephen Baxter in galactic scope.
- Quasars are extremely bright, remote objects that are often referred to as a "galactic nucleus" and emit incredible amounts of energy.
- There is little evidence for a connection between solar activity (as inferred from trends in galactic cosmic rays) and recent global warming.
- This method of using the chemical composition, age and mass of stars to unravel the history of the galaxy is sometimes called galactic archaeology and instruments like the E-ELT would lead the way in such research.
- To date, the overall magnitude of taxpayer resources pledged to financial market rescue can only be described as "galactic" -- $7 trillion to $8 trillion in capital infusions, low-interest loans and federal guarantees.
- Dreadstar Vol. 1 TPB - This reprint of Jim Starlin's 80's ouvre collects the first few issues of the series (and not the Metamorphosis Odyssey that resulted in galactic genocide) that persuaded me that scifi wasn't so bad.