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PRONUNCIATION OF GALACTIC PLANE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALACTIC PLANE

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Galactic plane is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GALACTIC PLANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

galactic plane

Galactic plane

The galactic plane is the plane in which the majority of a disk-shaped galaxy's mass lies. The directions perpendicular to the galactic plane point to the galactic poles. Most often, in actual usage, the terms "galactic plane" and "galactic poles" are used to refer specifically to the plane and poles of the Milky Way, which is the galaxy in which the Earth is located. Some galaxies are irregular and do not have any well-defined disk. Even in the case of a barred spiral galaxy like the Milky Way, defining the galactic plane is slightly imprecise and arbitrary since the stars are not perfectly coplanar. In 1959 the IAU defined the position of the Milky Way's north galactic pole as exactly RA = 12h 49m, Dec = 27° 24′ in the then-used B1950 epoch; in the currently-used J2000 epoch, after precession is taken into account, its position is RA 12h 51m 26.282s, Dec 27° 07′ 42.01″. This position is in Coma Berenices, near the bright star Arcturus; likewise, the south galactic pole lies in the constellation Sculptor.

Definition of galactic plane in the English dictionary

The definition of galactic plane in the dictionary is the plane passing through the spiral arms of the Galaxy.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALACTIC PLANE

galactagogue
galactic
galactic circle
galactic equator
galactic halo
galactic poles
Galactico
galactometer
galactometry
galactophorous
galactopoiesis
galactopoietic
galactorrhoea
galactosaemia
galactosamine
galactose
galactosemic
galactosidase
galactoside
galactosyl

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALACTIC PLANE

aeroplane
airplane
aquaplane
astral plane
biplane
cargo plane
fighter plane
float plane
focal plane
gyroplane
hydroplane
hyperplane
jet plane
lane
model plane
monoplane
plane
sailplane
seaplane
spy plane
warplane

Synonyms and antonyms of galactic plane in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «galactic plane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALACTIC PLANE

Find out the translation of galactic plane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of galactic plane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «galactic plane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

银道面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plano galáctico
570 millions of speakers

English

galactic plane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गांगेय विमान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

طائرة المجرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плоскость Галактики
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plano galáctico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্যালাক্সি প্লেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plan galactique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pesawat galaksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

galaktischen Ebene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

銀河面
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은하 평면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pesawat galaksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt phẳng thiên hà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விண்மீன் விமானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॅक्टिक प्लेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Galaktik düzlem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piano galattico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płaszczyzna galaktyki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

площину Галактики
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

planul galactic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαλαξιακό επίπεδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

galaktiese vliegtuig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

galaktiska planet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

galaktiske planet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of galactic plane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALACTIC PLANE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GALACTIC PLANE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALACTIC PLANE»

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The Heavens on Fire: The Great Leonid Meteor Storms
Our solar system at present lies a little above the central plane of the Galaxy, so the stars concentrated in the galactic plane act together to tug the Sun and the comets in the Oort Cloud toward the plane of the Galaxy. A comet 1 light year from ...
Mark Littmann, 1999
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Fundamental Astronomy
The old galactic coordinates lI and bI had the intersection of the equator and the galactic plane as their zero point. The galactic coordinates can be obtained from the equatorial ones with the transformation equations sin(lN −l)cos b = cosδ ...
Hannu Karttunen, Pekka Kröger, Heikki Oja, 2007
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Galaxies: Structure and Evolution
Motion perpendicular to the galactic plane The general motion of a star includes a component perpendicular to the galactic plane. For large amplitude deviations from circular motion, the motion in the plane and that perpendicular to the plane ...
Roger John Tayler, 1993
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The Nemesis Affair: A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs and ...
As it rotates in space, our Sun and its planets, asteroids, and comets move slowly up and down across the galactic plane. This motion has been known for a long time and the astronomical literature contains estimates of the length of time ...
David M. Raup, 1999
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Pulsar Astronomy
Now in its fourth edition, Pulsar Astronomy provides a thoroughly revised and updated introduction to the field of pulsar astronomy.
Andrew Lyne, Francis Graham-Smith, 2012
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The Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation: ...
By taking similar measurements on other days, when the Moon was at higher galactic latitudes, a comparison of galactic plane emission with surface brightness off the plane was obtained. The observed spectral-line surface brightness at close ...
International Astronomical Union. Symposium, Stuart C. Bowyer, Christoph Leinert, 1990
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Handbook of Atmospheric Electrodynamics
At frequencies above 300 MHz, the galactic noise increases in intensity toward the galactic plane and it is strongest in the direction of the galactic center. Figure 13.8.1 indicates that between frequencies of 10 MHz and ~2 GHz, noise from the  ...
Hans Volland, 1995
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Statistics of the Galaxy Distribution
... galactic coordinates l = 47.37° and 6 = 6.32°, and the zero point (origin) for the supergalactic longitude lies in the galactic plane (b = 0° and l = 137.37°). Supergalactic Cartesian NCP NGP Vernal equinox SGP Galactic center SCP Figure A.
Vicent J. Martinez, Enn Saar, 2001
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Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
observations. 4.2.1 HE observations The galactic plane was first observed by OSO-3 (see historical note: first light). The distribution was clearly structured in latitude and longitude with the intensity peaked in the direction of the galactic center.
T.C. Weekes, 2003
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Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: An Introduction
The Galactic plane is the plane of the Galactic disk, i.e., it is parallel to the band of the Milky Way. The two Galactic coordinates l and b are angular coordinates on the sphere. Here, b denotes the Galactic latitude, the angular distance of a ...
Peter Schneider, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALACTIC PLANE»

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Incredible maps show the Milky Way's stars, rings and loops
Darker regions across this broad strip of stars, known as the Galactic Plane, correspond to dense, interstellar clouds of gas and dust that absorb ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
The Milky Way may be 50% bigger than previously thought (video)
... of stars wrapping around the Milky Way may actually belong to the galaxy itself, rippling above and below the relatively flat galactic plane. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Gaia produces stellar density map of the Milky Way
The Galactic Plane is the projection on the sky of the Galactic disc, a flattened structure with a diameter of about 100 000 light-years and a ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
4
ESA's Gaia Counts The Stars
Darker regions across this broad strip of stars, known as the Galactic Plane, correspond to dense, interstellar clouds of gas and dust that absorb ... «SatNews Publishers, Jul 15»
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ESA builds image of Milky Way using star data
In addition to the Galactic Plane of the Milky Way, there are several neighboring globular clusters visible. These aggregations of millions of ... «The Space Reporter, Jul 15»
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X-ray echoes map the distance to a neutron star
They come from a specific neutron star called Circinus X-1, a binary star system on the galactic plane. The system consists of a neutron star -- a ... «CNET, Jun 15»
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Poetry Reading by Phillip Lu at Bryd's Books
... proceedings, "The Gravitational Force Perpendicular to the Galactic Plane" with D. Philip "the New Age of Exploration: Next 500 Years". «HamletHub, Jun 15»
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Globular Clusters: Dense Groups of Stars
... that globular clusters are arranged symmetrically around the galaxy, but that they were arranged equally above and below the galactic plane, ... «Space.com, Jun 15»
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Astronomer Kevin Kilburn's latest Looking Up feature focuses on …
Our perspective this month swings down towards the galactic plane, allowing us to see some of the globular clusters that orbit the central bulge ... «Leek Post & Times, Jun 15»
10
A Vernadskian Reconsideration of Galactic Cycles and Evolution
As we orbit around the center of our galaxy, the Solar System also passes above and below the galactic plane, in a bobbing-type motion. «Executive Intelligence Review, May 15»

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