Galaxy vs Interstellar - What's the difference?
galaxy | interstellar |
* 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.
between the stars
among the stars
As a noun galaxy
is the Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.As a proper noun Galaxy
is the Milky Way Galaxy, from when it was thought the Universe (our universe) had only one galaxy.As an adjective interstellar is
between the stars.galaxy
English
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 galaxyinterstellar
English
Adjective
(-)- It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.
- Space is littered with interstellar particles.