Galaxy vs Gallery - What's the difference?
galaxy | gallery |
* 1633 , John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe.
An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.
An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
Uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side
as a whole, the spectators of an event.
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As nouns the difference between galaxy and gallery
is that galaxy is the Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth while gallery is an institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.As a proper noun Galaxy
is the Milky Way Galaxy, from when it was thought the Universe (our universe) had only one galaxy.galaxy
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Noun
(galaxies)- So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].
Synonyms
* (astronomy) G (abbreviation)Derived terms
* active galaxy * dwarf galaxy * elliptical galaxy * extragalactic * galactic * galaxy cluster / cluster of galaxies * galaxy filament / filament of galaxies * galaxy nucleus * galaxy sheet / sheet of galaxies * galaxy wall / wall of galaxies * irregular galaxy * lenticular galaxy * spiral galaxy * whirlpool galaxygallery
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(wikipedia gallery)Noun
(galleries)citation, page= , passage=Capello was missing his son's wedding in Milan to take charge – yet his reshaped England team gave him cause for a double celebration as they overturned the odds in front of a delighted Wembley gallery .}}
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