lenticular galaxy

English

Noun

lenticular galaxy (plural lenticular galaxies)

1. (astronomy) 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.

Synonyms

• S0, SA0

Derived terms

• barred lenticular galaxy

Translations

galaxy that has flat disk but has lost most of its interstellar matter

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 透鏡狀星系／透镜状星系 (bàngxuán xīngxì)

• Esperanto: lensosimila galaksio
• Finnish: linssimäinen galaksi
• French: galaxie lenticulaire f
• German: lentikuläre Galaxie f, linsenförmige Galaxie f
• Japanese: レンズ状銀河 (renzujō ginga)
• Korean: 렌즈형은하 (renjeuhyeong'eunha)
• Thai: ดาราจักรชนิดลูกสะบ้า (daa-raa-jàk chá-nít lûuk-sà-bâa)
• Turkish: merceksi galaksi
• Vietnamese: thiên hà hình hạt đậu

See also

• elliptical galaxy
• spiral galaxy
• barred spiral galaxy
• irregular galaxy