Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supergalaxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-galaxy
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very large, extended cluster of galaxies.

noun

A single, isolated galaxy as a result of a wholesale merger of a galaxy cluster or group.

Example Sentences

"Our galaxy, together with the ninety-three globular clusters and the two Magellanic Clouds, forms a sort of super-galaxy in space."
"The radio galaxies Virgo A, Centaurus A and possibly Fornax A lie within the Local Supergalaxy. In addition, the weaker galaxies NGC 4261, M84 and NGC 1068 are also located in this supergalaxy."
"Our descendants will observe that they live in a blob of stars, which results from gravity pulling together a few nearby galaxies into one supergalaxy."

Etymology

From super- + galaxy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Physics.

Inflected Forms

supergalaxies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

supergalactic

Questions

What does supergalaxy mean?: A very large, extended cluster of galaxies.
Where does supergalaxy come from?: From super- + galaxy.

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