galactic pole
noun
: either of the two opposite points of the celestial sphere that are at the greatest average distance from the Milky Way and are located one in the constellation of Coma Berenices and the other in the constellation of Sculptor
called also respectively north galactic pole, south galactic pole
Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
- spurious claw
- spurious disk
- spurious fruit
- spurious primary
- spurious quill
- spurious vein
- spurious wing
- spuriouser
- spuriousest
- spuriouslier
- spuriousliest
- spuriously
- spuriousness
- spuriousnesses
- spuriousser
- spurioussest
- spurl
- spurless
- spurling line
- spurling pipe
- spurlings
- spurn
- spurned
- spurner
- spurners