lenticular galaxy

noun

Definitions

  1. A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of…

    A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

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