elliptical galaxy

English

Noun

elliptical galaxy (plural elliptical galaxies)

1. A galaxy having a smooth, featureless light-profile. It is one of the three main classes of galaxies originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work “The Realm of the Nebulae”.

Synonyms

• ElG, E

Derived terms

• giant elliptical galaxy, gE
• dwarf elliptical galaxy, dE, DEG

Translations

galaxy having smooth, featureless light-profile

• Arabic: مَجَرَة إِهْلِيجِيَّة f (majara ʔihlījiyya)

  Egyptian Arabic: مجرة إهليلجية f (magara ʔihliigeya), مجرة بيضاوية f (magara bayḍaweya)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 橢圓星系／椭圆星系 (tuǒyuán xīngxì)

• Esperanto: elipsa galaksio
• Finnish: elliptinen galaksi
• French: galaxie elliptique f
• Japanese: 楕円銀河 (ja) (daen ginga)
• Korean: 타원은하 (tawoneunha)
• Thai: ดาราจักรรี (daa-raa-jàk rii)

See also

• lenticular galaxy
• dwarf spheroidal galaxy