elliptical galaxy

collocation in English

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elliptical
adjective
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/iˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/us
/iˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl/
having an ...
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galaxy
noun
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/ˈɡæl.ək.si/us
/ˈɡæl.ək.si/
one of the independent groups of stars in ...
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(Definition ofellipticalandgalaxyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They normally occur in regions of new star formation, and have never been observed in anellipticalgalaxy.
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According to simulations, this object will look like a giantellipticalgalaxy, but with a center showing less stellar density than current elliptical galaxies.
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It contains a largeellipticalgalaxy, a face-on spiral galaxy, and an edge-on spiral galaxy.
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Eventually both galaxies will have merged completely, streams of gas and dust will be flying through the space near the newly formed giantellipticalgalaxy.
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It has been theorized that anellipticalgalaxywill result from a merger of the two spirals.
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The end result is anellipticalgalaxy, and many astronomers hypothesize that this is the primary mechanism that creates ellipticals.
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Many of the galaxies are the remnants of the mergers of two spiral galaxies to form a singleellipticalgalaxy.
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A common form is theellipticalgalaxy, which has an ellipse-shaped light profile.
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During the merger, if there is enough gas, the increased gravity will force the gas to the centre of the formingellipticalgalaxy.
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It may be the closest giantellipticalgalaxy.
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Maffei 1 is a slightly flattened core typeellipticalgalaxy.
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These galaxies consist of a bright central bulge, similar in appearance to anellipticalgalaxy, surrounded by an extended, disk-like structure.
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It is thought that the two spiral galaxies will merge to become anellipticalgalaxy.
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It appears to be a giantellipticalgalaxywith a supermassive black hole and associated accretion disk.
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The optical counterpart to the radio object is a peculiar giantellipticalgalaxy.
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In the visible spectrum, it appears as anellipticalgalaxyin a small cluster.
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At the cluster's center is a largeellipticalgalaxycontaining the supermassive black hole.
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The system was formed when a spiral galaxy (image right) collided with anellipticalgalaxy(image left).
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Theellipticalgalaxyis 400 million light-years away with a redshift of 0.0394, but the quasar is 8 billion light-years away.
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In spiral galaxies this random motion is small compared to the low-eccentricity orbital motion, but this is not true for anellipticalgalaxy.
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