WordNet: extragalactic nebula, galaxy

(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

• domain: topic astronomy, uranology

• hypernym accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

• hyponym spiral galaxy, spiral nebula

• hyponym Great Attractor

• hyponym Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System

• member holonym cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, universe, world

extragalactic nebula

• (suomi) galaksi (synonyymi)

galaxy

• (englanti) galactic (derivationally related)
• (suomi) galaksi (synonyymi)