active galactic nucleus

noun

Definitions

  1. A compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity…

    A compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion of the (measurable) electromagnetic spectrum.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for active galactic nucleus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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