Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiral galaxy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: spi-ral -galaxy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.

Inflected Forms

spiral galaxies (plural)

Phrases

spiral DRAGN elliptical galaxy lenticular galaxy irregular galaxy

Frequently Paired Words

elliptical galaxy lenticular galaxy irregular galaxy

Synonyms

whirlpool galaxy spiral nebula

Questions

What does spiral galaxy mean?: A galaxy consisting of a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the center containing older ones.

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