galactic
/ɡəˈlæktɪk/adjective
उच्चारण गलैक्टिक
आकाशगंगीय
Core word
- 1
connected with a galaxy
आकाशगंगीय
- galactic centre
- Astronomers study galactic clouds of gas to learn how stars are born.
- Scientists study galactic clusters through large telescopes.
+ 2 more examples
- The film shows a galactic war in far space.
- Galactic dust makes it hard to see distant stars.
Synonyms cosmic stellar astronomical
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
galactic + noun (attributive use)
Galactic is an adjective that normally comes before a noun, as in galactic centre or galactic cluster.
'Galactic' adjective है जो प्रायः noun से पहले आता है, जैसे galactic centre या galactic cluster।
- Scientists study the galactic centre of the Milky Way.
- The telescope photographed a distant galactic cluster.
galactic (informal): very large
In informal speech galactic can mean enormous or extremely important, often in a humorous way.
अनौपचारिक भाषा में 'galactic' का अर्थ बहुत विशाल या अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण हो सकता है, प्रायः मज़ाकिया ढंग से।
- The company made a galactic profit this year.
- Radhika felt a galactic relief when the results came out.
galactic vs galaxy (adjective and noun)
Galaxy is the noun and galactic is the adjective formed from it, so you cannot use galactic as a noun.
'Galaxy' noun है और 'galactic' उससे बना adjective; इसलिए 'galactic' को noun की तरह प्रयोग नहीं किया जा सकता।
- Our galaxy is called the Milky Way, and its galactic arms spiral outwards.
inter- and intra- compounds
Intergalactic means between galaxies, which is a different word from galactic, meaning of one galaxy.
'Intergalactic' का अर्थ आकाशगंगाओं के बीच है, जो 'galactic' (एक आकाशगंगा से संबंधित) से अलग शब्द है।
- Intergalactic space is almost completely empty.
+Collocations 4
galactic + noun
galactic centregalactic planegalactic clustergalactic discgalactic year
- A galactic year is the time our Sun takes to circle the centre of the Milky Way.
galactic + science words
galactic dustgalactic radiationgalactic magnetic fieldgalactic core
- Galactic dust makes it hard to see the stars behind it.
verb + galactic
studymapobserveexplorephotograph
- ISRO's scientists hope to map galactic X-ray sources with the satellite.
galactic in science fiction
galactic empiregalactic wargalactic federationgalactic hero
- The film is about a galactic empire that fights a rebel fleet.
“More examples 5
- The astronomy club arranged a talk on galactic evolution at the school auditorium.
astronomy club ने स्कूल के सभागार में आकाशगंगा के विकास पर एक व्याख्यान आयोजित किया।
- Radhika read that the galactic centre lies thousands of light years from Earth.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि आकाशगंगा का केंद्र पृथ्वी से हज़ारों प्रकाश-वर्ष दूर है।
- The new smartphone created galactic excitement among young buyers.
नए smartphone ने युवा खरीदारों में बहुत अधिक उत्साह पैदा कर दिया।
- Galactic collisions can take millions of years to complete.
आकाशगंगाओं की टक्कर पूरी होने में लाखों वर्ष लग सकते हैं।
- The question in the general knowledge paper was about the galactic year.
सामान्य ज्ञान के प्रश्न-पत्र में प्रश्न galactic year के बारे में था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Our solar system is part of the galactic called the Milky Way.
✓ Our solar system is part of the galaxy called the Milky Way.
Galactic is an adjective; the noun for this vast star system is galaxy.
'Galactic' adjective है; तारों के इस विशाल समूह के लिए noun 'galaxy' है।
✗ Scientists study the galaxical centre of the Milky Way.
✓ Scientists study the galactic centre of the Milky Way.
The correct adjective is galactic, not galaxical.
सही adjective 'galactic' है, 'galaxical' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all relate to space, but they refer to different scales.
ये सभी adjectives अंतरिक्ष से जुड़े हैं, पर अलग-अलग पैमाने के लिए आते हैं।
Relating to one galaxy, such as the Milky Way.
किसी एक आकाशगंगा से संबंधित, जैसे Milky Way।
- The galactic disc contains most of the stars.
Relating to the Sun or to its system of planets.
सूर्य या उसके ग्रहमंडल से संबंधित।
- A solar eclipse can be seen from parts of India.
Relating to the whole universe, not only one galaxy.
केवल एक आकाशगंगा नहीं, पूरे ब्रह्मांड से संबंधित।
- Cosmic rays reach Earth from outside the solar system.
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Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the Andromeda galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way.
विज्ञान में Andromeda आकाशगंगा मंदाकिनी (Milky Way) की निकटतम बड़ी आकाशगंगा है।