Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

markarian galaxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: markar-i-an -galaxy
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.

Etymology

From Markarian (Armenian surname) + galaxy. Named after Benjamin Markarian, an Armenian astrophysicist who discovered this class of galaxies.

Inflected Forms

Markarian galaxies (plural)

Derived Forms

Markarian Mark MKN MKR MRK

Questions

What does markarian galaxy mean?: Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.
Where does markarian galaxy come from?: From Markarian (Armenian surname) + galaxy. Named after Benjamin Markarian, an Armenian astrophysicist who discovered this class of galaxies.

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