释义 |
sey·fert galaxy \¦sēfə(r)t-, ¦sī-\ noun or seyfert (-s) Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Carl K. Seyfert died 1960 American astronomer : any of a class of spiral galaxies that have small compact bright nuclei exhibiting variability in light intensity, emission of radio waves, and spectra which indicate hot gases in rapid motion |