A huge collection of billions of stars, gas, dust, and unseen dark matter held together by gravity and moving through space as a single system.
Through the telescope, Maria could see the spiral arms of a distant galaxy.
Scientists believe that our galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars.
✦ From Old French galaxie, from Medieval Latin galaxia, from Ancient Greek galaxías (κύκλος) ‘(milky) circle’, referring to the Milky Way.
A large and impressive group of famous, talented, or remarkable people or things.
The museum’s new exhibition gathers a galaxy of priceless Renaissance masterpieces.
At the tech conference, there was a galaxy of innovative gadgets on display.
✦ Figurative use recorded since the mid-19th century, extending the astronomical sense to a dazzling assembly of illustrious figures.
