单词 | galactic disc |
释义 | > as lemmasgalactic disc galactic disc n. (originally) the disc of the galaxy, as represented in the sky by the Milky Way; (later also) the relatively thin, disc-shaped outer part of any spiral galaxy. ΚΠ 1867 J. Ennis Origin of Stars xxxv. 302 This last class of objects is like our own sidereal system, consisting of an annulus, or ring of the Milky Way, and a stratum or disk of stars stretching across the whole interior of the ring.] 1869 Eclectic Mag. Nov. 564/1 Now I can see no reason for anticipating that any association should exist between the position of a system of universes, and the position of the galactic disc which is assumed to be a member of that system. 1910 Theosophist Sept. 1613 It is easy to show that the total number of stars in the galactic disc is roughly about ten thousand millions. 2005 M. J. Rees in R. Wielebinski & R. Beck Cosmic Magn. Fields 7 There are clearly strong interrelations between fields in stars, in..radio galaxies, and in galactic discs. < as lemmas |
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