elliptical galaxy

Noun

 * 1) A galaxy having a smooth, featureless light-profile. It is one of the three main classes of galaxies originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work “The Realm of the Nebulae”.

Synonyms

 * ElG, E

Derived terms

 * giant elliptical galaxy, gE
 * dwarf elliptical galaxy, dE, DEG

Translations

 * Arabic: مَجَرَة إِهْلِيجِيَّة
 * Egyptian Arabic: مجرة إهليلجية, مجرة بيضاوية
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 橢圓星系
 * Esperanto: elipsa galaksio
 * Finnish: elliptinen galaksi
 * French: galaxie elliptique
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 타원은하
 * Thai: ดาราจักรรี