(astronomy) A relatively nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, together with the Milky Way galaxy. It is at a distance of approximately 2.6 million light years from Earth, in the direction of the constellation Triangulum.

Alternative spelling of djellaba

plural of galabiya

(astronomy) A galaxy that is undergoing a high rate of star formation

(astronomy) A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda

(astronomy) Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.

(astronomy) A galaxy which is has no spirals and is not elliptical.

(astronomy) A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat disk, but unlike them has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

With regard to galaxies, or in a galactic context. / To a huge degree; immensely.

(astronomy) A galaxy having a number of arms of younger stars that spiral out from the centre containing older ones