circumgalactic medium

noun

Definitions

  1. The gas and plasma in the region surrounding a galaxy, beyond the galactic disc or ovoid,…

    The gas and plasma in the region surrounding a galaxy, beyond the galactic disc or ovoid, or interstellar medium (ISM), but within the galaxy's virial radius.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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