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dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
dwar-f -spheroidal -galaxy
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

dwarf spheroidal galaxies (plural)

Phrases

dwarf galaxy dwarf elliptical galaxy elliptical galaxy

Frequently Paired Words

dwarf galaxy dwarf elliptical galaxy elliptical galaxy

Synonyms

dwarf spheroidal dSph

Questions

What does dwarf spheroidal galaxy mean?
A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda

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