su|per|gal|ax|y

su|per|gal|ax|y
su|per|gal|ax|y «SOO puhr GAL uhk see», noun, plural -ax|ies.
a cluster of galaxies: »

the supergalaxy of which the Milky Way is a part (Scientific American).


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  • gal — ae·de·a·gal; al·gal; al·gal al·gal; an·a·gal·lis; an·thra·gal·lol; as·tra·gal; ba·sif·u·gal; ben·gal·ee; brin·gal; cel·lif·u·gal; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; chen·gal; con·ju·gal; cor·ti·cif·u·gal; don·e·gal;… …   English syllables

  • gal — gal1 [gal] n. Slang a girl or woman gal2 [gal] n. [< GAL(ILEO)] a unit of acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second: used in gravimetry gal3 abbrev. gallon(s) …   English World dictionary

  • Gal — is usually a casual term for a woman. It can also refer to: * Gal Costa A Brazilian Bossa Nova singer. * Gal (unit), short for Galileo Unit: one centimeter per second squared * Gall Force, a 1980 s japanese anime. * Gallon * Galactose * Gal, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Gal (unit) — Not to be confused with gallon. Gravity anomalies covering the Southern Ocean are shown here in false color relief. Amplitudes range between 30 mGal (magenta) to +30 mGal (red). This image has been normalized to remove variation due to… …   Wikipedia

  • per — 1 per̃ praep. su acc. (tarmėse su instr., dat. ir nom.), par̃ (dial.) I. erdvės santykiams reikšti. 1. R106 nurodant, kad daiktų išsidėstymas ar judėjimo linija eina kokiu nors plotu, paviršiumi: Tai toks miškas traukęsis per Lietuvos žemę… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Gal (acceleration) — The gal, sometimes called galileo, (symbol Gal) is a unit of acceleration used extensively in the science of gravimetry. [Barry N. Taylor, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), 1995, NIST Special Publication 811,… …   Wikipedia

  • Gal. — abbr. Galatians (New Testament). * * * Galatians. * * * Gal. (Bible) abbrev (the Letter to the) Galatians * * * gal. abbreviation gallon Thesaurus: units for measuring amounts of liquidhyponym * * * gal1 « …   Useful english dictionary

  • gal. — abbr. Galatians (New Testament). * * * gallon; gallons. * * * Gal. (Bible) abbrev (the Letter to the) Galatians * * * gal. abbreviation gallon Thesaurus: units for measuring amounts of liquidhyponym * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • gal — gal1 /gal/, n. Informal. a girl or woman. [1785 95; orig. dial. pron. of GIRL] Usage. See girl. gal2 /gal/, n. a centimeter gram second unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second per second. [1910 15; named after GALILEO] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

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