HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › lenticular galaxy
← Back to search

Meaning of lenticular galaxy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch lentikuläre Galaxie linsenförmige Galaxie
Esperanto lensosimila galaksio
Español galaxia lenticular
Français galaxie lenticulaire
Galego galaxia lenticular
हिन्दी वृत्ताभ मंदाकिनी
日本語 レンズ状銀河
한국어 렌즈형은하

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

lenticular image lenticular nucleus lenticular printing lenticularis lenticularity lenticulostriate

Learn this word in context

See lenticular galaxy used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free