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galactic year

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
galac-tic year
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time taken for the Solar System to orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, estimated to be from 225 to 250 million years.

noun

The time taken for a celestial body to complete a quasi-orbit in a galaxy.

Inflected Forms

galactic years (plural)

Synonyms

cosmic year

Questions

What does galactic year mean?
The time taken for the Solar System to orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, estimated to be from 225 to 250 million years.

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