The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky
Synonyms: Milky Way, Milky Way System
Milky Way Galaxy
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 | galactic radiation (astrophysics) |
| galactic radio waves (electromagnetism) |
| cosmic year (astronomy) |
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Mentioned in
- galactic radiation (astrophysics)
- galactic radio waves (electromagnetism)
- cosmic year (astronomy)
- galactic bulge (astronomy)
- galactic center (astronomy)
- galactic disk (astronomy)
- galactic halo (astronomy)
- galactic plane (astronomy)
- Orion arm (astronomy)
- Perseus arm (astronomy)
- Perseus X-1 (astronomy)
- Sagittarius arm (astronomy)
- zone of avoidance (astronomy)
- Arc (astronomy)
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