- radio galaxy
-
a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.[1955-60]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
radio galaxy
Look at other dictionaries:
Radio Galaxy — Allgemeine Informationen Empfang DAB (landesweit), analog terrestrisch, Kabel Internet … Deutsch Wikipedia
Radio galaxy — Radio galaxies and their relatives, radio loud quasars and blazars, are types of active galaxy that are very luminous at radio wavelengths (up to 1038 W between 10 MHz and 100 GHz). The radio emission is due to the synchrotron process. The… … Wikipedia
radio galaxy — n. a galaxy emitting stronger radio waves than a normal galaxy … English World dictionary
radio galaxy — ra′dio gal axy n. astron. a galaxy that emits more radio waves than does a typical galaxy • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
radio galaxy — noun Date: 1960 a galaxy that is a powerful source of radio waves … New Collegiate Dictionary
radio galaxy — noun Type of galaxy that is very luminous at radio wavelengths … Wiktionary
radio galaxy — n. galaxy that is a strong source of radio waves … Dictionary of difficult words
radio galaxy — noun : a galaxy that is a strong source of radio waves … Useful english dictionary
radio galaxy — /ˌreɪdioʊ ˈgæləksi/ (say .raydeeoh galuhksee) noun a galaxy which is observed to emit electromagnetic radiation of radiofrequencies …
X-shaped radio galaxy — X shaped (or winged ) radio galaxies are a class of extragalactic radio source that exhibit two, low surface brightness radio lobes (the wings ) oriented at an angle to the active, or high surface brightness, lobes. Both sets of lobes pass… … Wikipedia
