Meaning Of The Word Spiral galaxy

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Spiral galaxy Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Spiral galaxy?

spiral galaxy in American English
noun: a galaxy having a spiral structure

spiral galaxy in British English
a galaxy having the visible form of a spiral
noun: a galaxy consisting of an ellipsoidal nucleus of old stars from opposite sides of which arms, containing younger stars, spiral outwards around the nucleus. In a barred spiral, the arms originate at the ends of a bar-shaped nucleus

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