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Galaxy vs Supercluster - What's the difference?

galaxy | supercluster | Synonyms |

Galaxy is a synonym of supercluster.


As a proper noun galaxy

is (astronomy|dated) the milky way galaxy, from when it was thought the universe (our universe) had only one galaxy.

As a noun supercluster is

(astronomy) an extended group of clusters of galaxies.

galaxy

English

Noun

(galaxies)
  • * 1633 , John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
    • So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].
  • (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.

    • 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 galaxy

    supercluster

    English

    (wikipedia supercluster)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) An extended group of clusters of galaxies

    • Synonyms

    * galaxy supercluster * supercluster of galaxies * SC (abbreviation)

    Related terms

    * cluster of galaxies, galaxy cluster

    Coordinate terms

    * cluster of galaxies, galaxy cluster * filament of galaxies, galaxy filament * galaxy * group of galaxies, galaxy group * wall of galaxies, galaxy wall

    Derived terms

    * Local Supercluster * Virgo Supercluster