lenticular galaxies

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Definition of lenticular galaxies in English English dictionary

plural form of lenticular galaxy

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lenticular galaxy

A galaxy that like spiral galaxies has a flat disk but unlike them has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies

Hyphenation

len·ti·cu·lar galax·ies