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

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